South Roskear
Zinc, Copper, Arsenic, and Tin Mine
Worked from 1823 to 1872
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
Cornwall | |
Camborne | |
50.220534, -5.291518 | |
SW 6530 4080 | |
Private Land | |
99m | |
#9,033 |
See also: Gustavus. Amalgamation: Pendarves Consols. South Roskear Mine operated on the eastern section of South Roskear’s main lode, which was accessed by several shafts including Duncan’s, Hodge, Vivian’s, Pendarves, and Taylor’s shafts. The coordinates provided correspond to Pendarves Shaft. Over the years, from 1821 to 1850, the mine extracted 27,807 tons of copper ore with an average grade of 7.8%. During the period from 1874 to 1881, it produced an additional 383 tons of copper ore and 389 tons of black tin. Furthermore, the mine yielded 35 tons of zinc ore and 655 tons of arsenic.
1823-1849 -1872
Publications (2)
- Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
- Joseph Yelloly Watson (1843); Compendium of British Mining, with Statistical Notices… & Glossary; 97 pages
Duncan's Shaft - 36m
Holly Park Shaft - 86m
Hatchet, Wheal - 100m
Roskear - 199m
Gerry, Wheal - 223m
Daylight Shaft - 281m
Vivian's Shaft - 282m
Paul's Shaft - 284m
Prince William Henry - 300m
Roskear Shaft - 302m
Chance, Wheal - 315m
New Roskear Shaft - 338m
Pearce's Shaft - 356m
Pendarves Shaft - 380m
Doctors' Shaft (New) - 403m
Doctors' Shaft (Old) - 452m
Hidderley Shaft - 468m
Harvey's Shaft - 498m
Kitty, Wheal - 499m
Dunstanville, Wheal - 630m
West Seton Burrows Ltd. - 633m
Dolcoath Deep Adit - 633m
Roskearbroas - 639m
Pressure Shaft - 649m
North Roskear - 670m
Mitchell's Shaft - 694m
Camborne Consols - 700m
Crofty A, Wheal - 706m
Weeth Mine - 719m
Bowan, Wheal - 726m
Plosh, Wheal - 726m
Parc-an-Bowen - 728m
Vernon, Wheal - 759m
Killas, Wheal - 761m
Seton, Wheal - 761m
Gustavus - 763m
Bryant, Wheal - 780m
Old Sump Shaft - 794m
New Sump Shaft - 802m
North Entral - 822m
South Entral - 852m
Dolcoath - 858m
New East Shaft - 874m
Lovely - 882m
Whim Round Shaft - 884m
Cherry Garden Shaft - 885m
Sampson Swain's Smelting House/Old Copper House - 894m
Gossan Shaft - 898m
Stray Park - 905m
California Shaft - 934m
Valley Adit - 939m
Knight, Wheal - 941m
New Seton - 941m
Wellington, Wheal - 941m
Susan, Wheal - 946m
Cock, Wheal - 948m
Bullen Garden Mine - 982m
Copper Tankard - 1,002m
Gons, Wheal - 1,004m
Town Lode Shaft - 1,007m
Tuckingmill Decline - 1,015m
Cherry Garden - 1,027m
Eastern Shaft - 1,035m
Tyrie's Shaft - 1,042m
Sump Shaft - 1,050m
Eastern Valley Shaft - 1,054m
Trevenson Engine Shaft - 1,059m
Mayne's Shaft - 1,066m
De Dunstanville - 1,071m
Crofty B, Wheal - 1,074m
Ollie's (Cooks) Shaft - 1,079m
Middle Engine Shaft - 1,087m
New Cook's Kitchen - 1,096m
Dolcoath Deep Adit - 1,115m
Camborne Vean - 1,117m
Praed's Shaft - 1,126m
Sump Shaft - 1,141m
New Cook's Kitchen Shaft - 1,147m
Old Engine Shaft - 1,158m
Western Shaft - 1,158m
North Crofty, Wheal - 1,163m
Gustavus Adit - 1,182m
Cook's Kitchen - 1,213m
Chapples Shaft - 1,214m
William's Shaft - 1,221m
Trevenson - 1,250m
Duncan's Shaft - 1,250m
Camborne Veor - 1,252m
Francis, Wheal - 1,264m
Dudnance - 1,296m
Emily Henrietta, Wheal - 1,314m
Emily Henrietta - 1,323m
Allen's Shaft - 1,352m
East Seton, Wheal - 1,358m
East Crofty - 1,365m
Engine Shaft - 1,374m
Carn Camborne - 1,402m
An Owl, Wheal - 1,413m
Heart's Ease - 1,413m
Old Tincroft Shaft - 1,420m
Harriett, Wheal - 1,454m
Western Shaft - 1,467m
South Crofty, Wheal - 1,482m
Old South (Carn Brea) Tincroft - 1,529m
Robinson's Shaft - 1,539m
Holt - 1,544m
Great South Seton - 1,549m
Tredinnick's Shaft - 1,563m
Sump Shaft - 1,585m
Tincroft - 1,598m
Willoughby's Shaft - 1,647m
Pool Mine - 1,651m
Simcock's Shaft - 1,665m
Hope Shaft - 1,702m
Penhellick Mine - 1,704m
West Stray Park - 1,707m
Kearne's Shaft - 1,707m
Palmer's Shaft - 1,709m
Blight's Shaft - 1,714m
Martin's East Shaft - 1,715m
Smith's Shaft - 1,715m
Condurrow Mines Ltd. - 1,718m
Mount Whistle - 1,722m
Crane (and Bejawsa) - 1,745m
Carn & Bejawsa - 1,745m
North Tolcarne - 1,787m
James's Shaft - 1,813m
Illogan Mine - 1,853m
Hardy - 1,865m
Bejawsa - 1,882m
Western Shaft - 1,915m
Highburrow Shaft - 1,929m
Purser's Shaft - 1,970m
Fanny Shaft - 1,988m