Mount Wellington
Copper and Tin Mine
Worked from 1923 to 1941
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
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Cornwall | |
Twelveheads | |
50.232766, -5.142295 | |
SW 7600 4170 | |
Private Land | |
73m | |
#8,583 |
Incorporated the Clifford and Poldory sections of the former United Mines, along with Wheal Andrew and Wheal Britannia. Initially operating from 1923 to 1941, it produced 52 tons of black tin during this period. The mine was later reopened in 1976 and worked alongside Wheal Jane to assist in dewatering operations, ultimately closing in 1991.
Mount Wellington Mine extracted minerals from Trenare’s Lode through several shafts, including Robinson’s Shaft, Hawkins’ Shaft, Wheal Friendship Shaft, Trenare’s Shaft, and Dunstan’s Shaft. Additionally, it utilized Wheal Jewel Shaft in the Wheal Britannia section and Sampson’s Shaft and Buzza’s Shaft in the Poldory Section for mining operations.
1923-1930 1935-1941
External Links
Publications (2)
- Brooke, Justin (2000); PDMHS (Peak District Mines Historical Society) 14-4 Win - Mount Wellington Mine, Gwennap, Cornwall; 8 pages (23-30)
- Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol1, The; 567 pages
Friendship Shafts - 20m
Friendship, Wheal - 28m
Hawkins Shafts - 36m
Magpie, Wheal - 100m
Andrew, Wheal - 240m
Cusvey Mine - 282m
County Adit - 286m
Harvey's Shaft - 293m
Bread and Cheese Shaft - 328m
Clifford, Wheal - 399m
Nangiles Manway - 406m
Shear's Shaft - 446m
Nancy Grows - 505m
Powder House - 525m
Nangiles - 567m
Bowden's Shaft - 595m
Fortune, Wheal - 601m
Twelve Heads - 663m
Old Sump Shaft - 665m
Skewe's Shaft - 670m
Woolf's Shaft - 734m
Mitchell's Shaft - 775m
Girl, Wheal - 841m
East Ale and Cakes - 880m
Garland's Shaft - 890m
Ale and Cakes - 919m
Pearce's Shaft - 1,056m
East Fortune, Wheal - 1,104m
Gwennap United Stamps - 1,133m
Goodluck Shaft - 1,140m
Taylor's Shaft - 1,141m
Henry, Wheal - 1,168m
Consolidated Mines - 1,261m
Widden, Wheal - 1,273m
East Maid, Wheal - 1,278m
Eldon's Shaft - 1,314m
Killicor - 1,334m
Bissoe Mine - 1,357m
Lovelace, Wheal - 1,404m
Moor Shaft - 1,439m
Bloys - 1,461m
Brittania, Wheal - 1,470m
Cupboard Hill - 1,482m
Taylor's Shaft - 1,499m
Footway Shaft - 1,506m
East Virgin, Wheal - 1,525m
Jane, Wheal - 1,527m
Gwennap United - 1,545m
Clemmow's Shaft - 1,554m
Hope Shaft - 1,560m
Consols - 1,564m
Hope, Wheal - 1,576m
United Mines - 1,576m
Terrill's Shaft - 1,577m
South Clifford United - 1,580m
Basset and Graze United - 1,598m
South Ale and Cakes - 1,636m
Shop Shaft - 1,638m
Todd, Wheal - 1,660m
New Clifford, Wheal - 1,662m
Elvan's Shaft - 1,662m
Goougumpus - 1,672m
Morcom's Shaft - 1,703m
Tregonning's Shaft - 1,714m
Bissoe Pool - 1,765m
Tippett's Stamps - 1,772m
Burgan's Shaft - 1,789m
Whiteworks - 1,797m
Maid Adit - 1,809m
Beecher's Shaft - 1,844m
Bud - 1,856m
Maid, Wheal - 1,891m
Sperries, Wheal - 1,896m
Sparrow Shaft - 1,903m
West Virgin, Wheal - 1,948m
Baddon, Wheal - 1,957m
St. Aubyn, Wheal - 1,963m
Baldhu - 1,967m
Gwennap - 1,971m
Venables Shaft - 1,993m