Hope, Wheal

aka Damsel

Zinc, Copper, and Tin Mine
Worked from <1819 to 1837

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot



#8,397
Cornwall
Twelveheads
50.24503, -5.131178
SW 7685 4303
Private Land
100m
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One time West Falmouth and Sperries. This mine worked two NNE-trending tin and copper lodes that are intersected by an EW-trending lode from which sphalerite was raised. From 1824 to 1837, Wheal Hope produced 5,584 tons of 8% copper ore.



<1819 1824-1837