Georgia

aka Georgia Consols


Copper and Tin Mine

Worked from 1871 to 1873

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot



Cornwall
Towednack
50.175115, -5.520932
SW 4870 3650
Private Land
148m
#8,220


Located in the vicinity between Georgia farm and the convergence of two small streams just west of Amalebra, this small tin mine operated within an area where plans indicate the presence of 12 ENE-trending lodes spanning approximately 700 yards. However, only two of these lodes, Coles Lode and Lane Lode, were exploited to some degree. Coles Lode was developed from four shafts along its strike, while Lane Lode, situated immediately south of it and running parallel, was accessed through crosscuts from the Coles Lode workings. The grid reference indicates the location of Flat Rod Shaft, positioned roughly at the center of the operations.

The mine commenced around 1815, initially relying on manual and horse labor at shallow depths. In 1847, the ‘Georgia Tin Mines’ were acquired by an ‘influential party in London’ and subsequently sold the following year to the Cornwall New Mining Company. A new sett of the property was granted in 1872 to the Georgia Tin and Copper Mining Company, which faced liquidation three years later. In 1910, the sett was obtained by St Ives Consolidated Mines Ltd., which described its previous operation as ‘spasmodic’ and ‘on a comparatively small scale’.

In 1929, a renewed investigation of the workings took place, but the remaining parts of the lodes were found to be thin and patchy, leading to the abandonment of the project. The mine’s historical production between 1852 and 1855 amounted to 170 tons of black tin.


Publications (1)

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





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