East Vor, Wheal

aka New Cornwall Mining Co or Trevarno?


Copper and Tin Mine

Worked from 1860s

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot


Cornwall
Crowntown
50.127736, -5.296337
SW 6450 3050
Private Land
88m
#8,116

This mine operated from 1840 to 1848, extracting both copper and tin. While it had been active in the late 18th century, records from that period are scarce. Today, a few overgrown burrows mark its location west of the railway, approximately 1 mile south of Nancegollan.

Publications (3)

  • Atkinson, B.; Dyllansow Truran (1994); Mining Sites in Cornwall, Vol. 2
  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
  • Joseph Yelloly Watson (1843); Compendium of British Mining, with Statistical Notices… & Glossary; 97 pages

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