Stencoose and Mawla


Copper and Tin Mine

Worked from old to 1927

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot

Nov 13th, 2024 by aricooperdavis



Cornwall
St. Agnes
50.2693863, -5.2110949
SW 7127 4598
Private Land
91m
#9,070


Large sett. This old mining property, initially exploited for copper, was later revisited between 1860 and 1862, revealing the intersection of seven lodes during adit exploration, some of which contained tin. Despite subsequent prospecting efforts in 1912 and 1927, the mine remained dormant and was never reopened. No detailed mine plans or production records exist. Today, the site is identified by a solitary walled shaft and some burrows, situated north of the road leading from Mawla to Skinners Bottom, and the substantial, now-flooded, drainage adit in the valley.



old 1860-1862 1912 1927


Publications (1)

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






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