Appletree

aka South Crinnis


Copper and Pyrite Mine

Worked from 1901 to 1910

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot



Cornwall
St. Austell
50.335732, -4.746145
SX 0467 5203
Private Land
59m
#7,599


Formerly South Crinnis.

A copper mine, now entirely covered by construction, operated from 1840 to 1866. During this period, it yielded significant quantities of various minerals, including 16,575 tons of copper ore with a 7% copper content, 483 tons of pyrite, 234 tons of sphalerite, and 1 ton of lead ore with a 75% lead content.



Publications (1)

  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol2, The; 335 pages





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