Lanivet Consols

aka Tretoil or Tretoil Consolidated


Zinc, Copper, and Tin Mine

Worked from 1863 to 1866

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot

Nov 8th, 2024 by aricooperdavis



Cornwall
Lanivet
50.4464989, -4.7235799
SX 0673 6429
Private Land
123m
#8,457


See also: Tretoil and Messar. Amalgamation: Tregollen. Worked with: Messar.



Opened in 1838, Lanivet Consols, which amalgamated with Tregollan Mine in 1839 as Tretoil Consolidated Mines, is situated one and a half miles southeast of Lanivet. It encompasses Wheal Messar and the former sett of Blackheath or East Tretoil Mine.

Recorded output includes: Tretoil (1838-39, 1858, 1874, 1875 & 1882): 11,755 tons of 7.25% copper ore and 30 tons of black tin. Messar (1841-55 & 1859): 2,078 tons of 6.5% copper ore. Tretoil & Messar (1859 & 1860): 100 tons of 5.75% copper ore, 19 tons of black tin, and 156 tons of zinc ore. Tregullan (1842-44): 1,163 tons of 6.25% copper ore and 7,910 tons of iron ore; (1852-54): 12 tons of lead ore. Lanivet Consols (1844-1845): 481 tons of 2.5% copper ore; (1865-67): 468 tons of iron ore, 30 tons of pyrite.

References to Churchite and danalite at Tretoil Mine are cited from Kingsbury (1956 and 1961, respectively), although further confirmation is required due to doubts about the provenance of other Kingsbury specimens (Ryback et al., 1998, 2001).



Publications (2)

  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol2, The; 335 pages
  • Joseph Yelloly Watson (1843); Compendium of British Mining, with Statistical Notices… & Glossary; 97 pages






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