Part of Geevor. Includes Maitland, Widden. Amalgamation: Penn.

Wheal Carne is a designation associated with a segment of what eventually became Geevor Mine. It originates from an earlier small mine or tin bounds, where the name was assimilated into subsequent workings. The Wheal Carne operations are situated on the southeast side of the B3306 road, positioned east of Wethered’s Shaft and southwest of Pendeen church. Interestingly, the name Wheal Carne lives on through a row of cottages called Wheal Carne Row, located opposite the entrance of Geevor Mine. Dines makes reference to Wheal Carne in the opening paragraph of the entry on Geevor Mine. Plate III A depicts a view across the collapsed collar of Wheal Carne Shaft.

During the early stages of Geevor Mine, some operations were conducted through Wheal Carne Shaft. In 1822, Carne reported a new mineral from this area, which he named ‘isopyre’, but it was later identified as impure opal. It’s worth noting that Greg & Lettsom (1858) and Hall (1868) listed several zeolites as occurring at Wheal Carne. However, as pointed out by Russell, this is likely a confusion with Wheal Cock Carn, specifically the area between Crowns Rock and Wheal Cock Zawn where a prehnite-bearing vein is exposed.

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