Henry, Wheal


Copper and Tin Mine

Worked from 1830s to 1854

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot


Cornwall
Twelveheads
50.240847, -5.152786
SW 7529 4263
Private Land
72m
#8,374

Wheal Henry was a small tin and copper mine located on the eastern side of the Poldice valley, north of Hale Mills. Its main shaft, Goodluck Shaft, is marked by a large burrow in a field about 300 yards north of Hale Mills. Operating between 1815 and 1847, Wheal Henry produced a total of 1,860 tons of copper ore with an average grade of 8%.

1830s -1840s 1844-1854

Publications (1)

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

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