Treworlis


Copper and Tin Mine

Worked from old to 1882

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot



Cornwall
Helston
50.115489, -5.25856
SW 6714 2902
Private Land
86m
#9,237


The mine worked a northeast-southwest striking lode and produced tin and copper. Between 1860 and 1882, it is recorded as having produced 412 tons of black tin and 690 tons of 5.5% copper ore. Details of the mine can be found in Dines, page 269. Recently, an old gunnis working has been infilled using material from the old waste dumps, but settlement at the surface has occurred. This has exposed fresh faces of mine waste in the remains of the dumps, accessible for collecting. While much of the material consists of largely barren development rock waste, some lode material has been discovered.



old 1858-1873 -1882


Publications (1)

  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages





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