Pillaton Manganese Co.

aka Tor Wood Manganese Mine

Manganese Mine
Worked from 1819 to 1830s

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot



Cornwall
Pillaton
50.461728, -4.317606
SX 3560 6500
Private Land
56m
#8,818


Located in the woods above the road, downstream from a clapper bridge, this mining site features two gated adits connected by a stope. The operations took place around 1830.



1819-1821 1830s


Publications (2)

  • (1920); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vols XIV, XV, XVI, XVII, XVIII - Fireclay; Arsenic & Antimony Ores; Refactory Materials, Lead & Zinc of Scotland, Rock-Salt and Brine (5 books); 777 pages
  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol2, The; 335 pages





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