Part of Perran Consolidated. Budnick Consols emerged from the merger of two smaller mines, Wheal Budnick and Wheal Rose, located between Rose village and Reen sands. These operations began in the early 19th century, initially focusing on lead and silver extraction, later expanding into copper and tin production. By around 1870, they were abandoned, only to be re-evaluated during prospecting efforts in 1926-27 and 1934-35.

Both mines exploited an east-northeast-trending main lode, known as Lead Lode, which ran roughly parallel to an elvan dyke, though intertwined with it at certain points. Near the surface, this lode contained galena, sphalerite, and chalcopyrite, with some cassiterite present in the surrounding wall rocks. At a depth of 44 fathoms, rich masses of cassiterite-bearing ores flanked the lode, extending for several fathoms in height, length, and width. Further down, at 74 fathoms, a mix of cassiterite, galena, sphalerite, and chalcopyrite ores was encountered. This mineralization sequence suggests a subsequent infilling of the original tin lode with lead-zinc minerals.

During its peak activity in the 19th century, Lead Lode was exploited along a total length of 1,200 yards and to a maximum depth of 78 fathoms. Early 20th-century efforts to locate the western extension of the lode were unsuccessful. However, in 1934-35, tin deposits were found in an old roadstone quarry within the elvan, just west of the mine workings. An old shaft near the quarry’s edge was reopened, revealing irregular strings of quartz containing cassiterite in shallow workings. Despite this discovery, the ore values were inconsistent, and no consistent, workable orebodies were identified.

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