Relistian

aka Old Relistian


Copper Mine

Worked from 1719 to 1810

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot


Cornwall
Gwinear
50.18256, -5.360917
SW 6016 3680
Private Land
76m
#8,733

Copper mine operated from 1832 to 1851, during which it produced 12,150 tons of copper. Initially, the mine was worked through open trenches and excavations. Later on, dumps from the subsequent working period can be found on both sides of the road heading north from Wall.

-1719 1802-1810

Publications (2)

  • (1839); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Report on the Geology of Cornwall, Devon and west Somerset; 729 pages
  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages

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