Chiverton Valley
Lead and Silver Mine
Worked from 1860s to 1871
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
| Cornwall | |
| Callestick | |
| 50.309028, -5.11642 | |
| SW 7820 5010 | |
| Private Land | |
| 60m | |
| #7,879 |
In 1870 and 1871, a small lead and silver mine operated on the southwest extension of the Chiverton Moor main lode. During this period, it extracted a total of 85 tons of lead ore, containing 77% lead, along with 170 ounces of silver.
Publications (2)
- (1921); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol XXI - Lead, Silver and Zinc: Cornwall, Devon, Somerset; 88 pages
- Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
Chiverton Moor Mine - 370m
Venton Vease - 373m- Engine Shaft - 947m
- Great South Chiverton - 957m
- Glubb Shaft - 985m
- Chapman's Shaft - 1,067m
- Batter Shaft - 1,121m
West Chiverton - 1,218m- Burgess Shaft - 1,234m
- Wentworth Consols - 1,270m
- Callestock Vean - 1,335m
- Chiverton United - 1,343m
- Hock Shaft - 1,355m
- Susanna Shaft - 1,421m
Chiverton, Wheal - 1,717m- Mineral Bottom - 1,737m
Bold Adventure - 1,909m- South Chiverton - 1,918m