The mine operated on a small scale, employing 11 underground workers and six surface workers in 1906. Employment numbers steadily increased until 1909 when there were a total of 41 employees. However, the mine faced periods of suspension in 1911, 1913, and 1918, and was placed on care and maintenance between 1914 and 1915. Although attempts were made to restart operations in 1922, they were short-lived, and the mine remained inactive until around 1927. During this time, machinery was sold off or scrapped, and most buildings were dismantled for reusable materials. In 1937, Geevor took over the mine, and the underlying lodes were reworked from the 1960s until the late 1980s. Today, minimal remains of the mine exist due to extensive demolition, with Cornwall Archaeology conducting excavation work on the site, although documentation remains incomplete.
North Boscawell
aka Fortune, Wheal or Treas
Tin Mine
Worked from old
Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot
Dec 26th, 2024 by BertyBasset
Cornwall | |
Pendeen | |
50.1581802, -5.6696682 | |
SW 3799 3513 | |
Private Land | |
91m | |
#8,174 |
Caroline, Wheal - 424m
Boscaswell Downs - 692m
Boscaswell Cliff - 700m
North Levant - 740m
Pendeen Consols - 777m
Victory Shaft - 779m
New Mexico Shaft - 785m
Geevor Mines Ltd. - 797m
Mexico, Wheal - 811m
Geevor Tin Mine Museum - 823m
Geevor, Wheal - 851m
Fen, Wheal - 885m
Penn, Wheal - 1,035m
Wethered's Shaft - 1,056m
Stennack, Wheal - 1,166m
Levant - 1,255m
East Levant - 1,289m
Maitland, Wheal - 1,310m
Carne, Wheal - 1,312m
Levant Engine Shaft - 1,320m
Levant, Compressor House - 1,324m
Levant Visitor Centre - 1,334m
Down, Wheal - 1,345m
Levant, Main Engine House - 1,380m
London, Wheal - 1,415m
Bennets, Wheal - 1,441m
Guide Shaft - 1,457m
Zendra, Wheal - 1,461m
Powle, Wheal - 1,470m
Widden, Wheal - 1,486m
Spearne Consols - 1,579m
East Boscaswell - 1,588m
Reeth, Wheal - 1,632m
Bal, Wheal - 1,650m
Guare, Wheal - 1,684m
Spearne Moor Mine - 1,720m
Pitcher, Wheal - 1,738m
Unity, Wheal - 1,752m
Bal Goth, Wheal - 1,776m
Cruat, Wheal - 1,818m
Carnyorth - 1,872m
Nineveh - 1,933m
Carn Whim Shaft - 1,935m
Tolvan, Wheal - 1,945m
Trudgen, Wheal - 1,961m