Mellanear


Copper Mine

Worked from 1815 to 1888

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot


Cornwall
St. Erth
50.174508, -5.414844
SW 5627 3608
Private Land
42m
#8,546

West part of West Alfred Consols? Operational from 1815 to 1888, this mine yielded a total of 66,400 tons of copper over its working period. Today, remnants of its activity can still be seen in the form of old dumps situated in a field to the east of the B3302 road leading into Hayle.

1815 1816 1835 1863-1888

Publications (3)

  • (1923); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XXVII - Copper Ores of Devon and Cornwall; 92 pages
  • Atkinson, B.; Dyllansow Truran (1994); Mining Sites in Cornwall, Vol. 2
  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages

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