Rib, Wheal


Copper Mine

Worked from 1837

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot


Cornwall
Breage
50.099486, -5.324745
SW 6233 2745
Private Land
35m
#8,916

Small copper mine, situated approximately 1 mile north of Porthleven, operated for a brief period from 1837 to 1847. It managed to produce a total of 263 tons of copper during its active years.

Publications (1)

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

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