This copper and tin mine was established in the 18th century. Initially, it was combined with Great Dowgas Mine to the east, but around 1820, it began operating independently. In 1835, it incorporated Wheal Hawkins and expanded its operations to a tract of land south of Trewithen farm under the name East Wheal Strawberry. By 1844, it had merged with St Austell Consols. The mine operated via two shafts, East and West Strawberry Shafts, as indicated on the Ordnance Survey map of 1881. The provided grid reference marks the approximate location of the eastern shaft. Operating under the name Wheal Unanimity, the mine produced 1,124 tons of copper ore averaging 6.5% copper content between 1815 and 1828.
East Strawberry, Wheal
Copper and Tin Mine
Worked from 1835 to 1840
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
Cornwall | |
Polclose | |
50.323379, -4.859242 | |
SW 9657 5096 | |
Private Land | |
113m | |
#8,098 |
Boundary Shaft - 81m
St. Austell Consols - 200m
Flatrod Shaft - 229m
West Strawberry Shaft - 340m
St. Stephen's Tin and Copper - 433m
Unanimity - 520m
Great Dowgas - 605m
Ventonwyn - 656m
Elizabeth, Wheal - 845m
Arvose Mine - 871m
New Hewas - 941m
Hewas Water - 1,014m
Fortescue Consols - 1,062m
Golden Parlour - 1,109m
Great Hewas - 1,160m
Pengelly - 1,365m
Downderry Consols - 1,435m
Great Consols - 1,464m
Ninness Down - 1,533m
Adit - 1,738m
Woodclose - 1,813m
West Polgooth - 1,828m
Burngullow Iron Mine - 1,876m
Lanjeth - 1,888m
Violet, Wheal - 1,895m