This mine operated from 1815 to 1869, during which it produced 16,500 tons of copper, 1,320 tons of tin, and 50 tons of arsenic. It was later incorporated into the St Day United Mines group. The mine site is identifiable by a large waste tip located on the hillside above Todpool village, adjacent to the road leading to Twelveheads. This tip signifies the location of Flakeys Shaft, which lies at the center of the Creegbrawse sett. Flakey’s Shaft was sunk on the course of the Main Lode and extended to a depth of 96 fathoms below adit, with the adit itself positioned approximately 50 fathoms below the surface horizon. Although the shaft is now choked at the surface, a significant mine waste tip remains at the site. While predominantly composed of barren development waste, diligent searching may yield specimens of Cassiterite. The mine extends extensively to both the northeast and southwest of Flakey’s Shaft, with old tips and shafts visible on both sides of the minor road from Chacewater to Poldice. Dumps near Flat Rod Shaft, situated northeast of Flakey’s, have also yielded good specimens of Cassiterite.

1720s… 1815-1856 -1881