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
Old Nancy - 429m
Billia Shaft - 792m
Billia Consols - 838m
New Billia Shaft - 881m
Durlo Mine - 946m
Martin's Shaft - 1,116m
Robinson's Shaft - 1,209m
Baldhu - 1,217m
Gilbert Consols, Wheal - 1,227m
Tincroft Consols - 1,350m
Diamond Shaft - 1,359m
Blackburn's Shaft - 1,374m
Old Tin Croft Shaft - 1,431m
Lady Down and Conquer, Wheal - 1,477m
Conquer, Wheal - 1,510m
Giew - 1,535m
Boswase - 1,558m
Glew - 1,566m
Mary, Wheal - 1,598m
Russow Tin Mine - 1,607m
Busy, Wheal - 1,636m
Western Engine Shaft - 1,651m
Nancledra Stamps - 1,658m
Trembethow - 1,660m
Margaret, Wheal - 1,720m
Montague, Wheal - 1,763m
Carnmeer Shaft - 1,763m
Reeth, Wheal - 1,774m
Locke, Wheal - 1,776m
Williams Shaft - 1,794m
Castle an Dinas Quarry - 1,805m
Reeth Consols - 1,818m
Mushel Shaft - 1,850m
Lelant Consolidated - 1,863m
Carne, Wheal - 1,880m
Hydes Shaft - 1,897m
Gwens, Wheal - 1,918m
Gogar - 1,922m
Sandwich, Wheal - 1,931m
North Russoe Shaft - 1,963m