Medlyn Moor
Tin Mine
Worked from streaming to 1880
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
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Cornwall | |
Porkellis | |
50.157806, -5.212148 | |
SW 7066 3358 | |
Open Access | |
143m | |
#8,545 |
Just west of Carnkie village, this mine operates in granite country rock. Several lodes run through the sett in an eastward direction at about 30 degrees north. The main lodes include No.1 South, No.1 North, No.2 North, New North, and Great North. The only documented production from this mine is 80 tons of black tin between 1847 and 1880, according to H.G. Dines. Initially developed as a stream ground, underground development began in 1846 with the assistance of a waterwheel used to sink a 10-fathom deep shaft. Despite initially yielding 15 tons of tin, water management issues led to the installation of a 30-inch steam engine in 1846, in operation until 1854 when the mine ceased operations. It recommenced in 1873 with a new engine house built to house a 40-inch engine, but ultimately closed for good in 1879. The Engine shaft Engine house is located on private land behind a locked gate.
streaming 1846-1854 1873-1880
Publications (1)
- Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
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No. 1 Shaft - 1,454m
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New Porkellis - 1,473m
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Cock Shaft - 1,567m
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Skip Shaft - 1,850m
Balmynheer - 1,876m
Ship Shaft - 1,885m
Fatwork - 1,886m
Whip Shaft - 1,920m
Rock, Wheal - 1,929m
Flatrod Shaft - 1,929m