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Containing numerous cross references to other texts and sources, this book aims to become a standard source of information on the mineral potentials in areas of Cornwall. The reports have been commissioned by the Department of Trade and Industry.
John Trounson was a graduate of the Camborne School of Mines and a much respected Governor of the School for a number of years. He worked unceasingly to further his own knowledge of the lodes and mines of Cornwall and became the father figure of local mining lore.
List of Plates
Preface
Editors' Introduction
Introduction
Section A: West Cornwall
Area 1. Wheal Hermon
Area 2. The Carnelloe and Dollar Mines, Carnelloe Consols and The Dollar Mine
Area 3. The Mines of Trink Hill
Giew
Wheal Reath
Area 4. The Marazion Mines
Owen Vean and Tregurtha Downs
Wheal Hampton
Wheal Rodney
Wheal Virgin
Area 5. Wheal Vor
Area 6. Wheal Osborne and Wheal Susan
Section B: Central Cornwall
Area 1. The Great Flat Load District
Wheal Uny and the Eastern Part of the Great Flat Lode
Area 2. The Redruth-Scorrier District
Wheal Boys
Prussia and Cardrew
Cardrew Consols
Wheal Montague and Wheal Harmony
Treleigh Wood
Wheal and West Wheal Peevor and Adjoining Ground
Area 3. Killifreth and Great Wheal Busy
Area 4. Stencoose and Wheal Concord
Area 5. The North Coast for a Mile West of Porthtowan
Area 6. Wheal Coates
Area 7. Wheal Kitty and West Wheal Kitty at St Agnes
Area 8. South Gwennap
Section C: East Cornwall
Area 1. The Lead and Zinc Mining District Between Newquay and Truro
Silverwell
Lambriggan Zinc and Lead Mine
Wheal Alfred
Pencorse Lead-Zinc Mine
Area 2. The Castle-an-Dinas Wolfram Mine, St Columb
Area 3. St Austell-Par-St Blazey
Par Consols
West Fowey Consols
List of Mines and Grid References
Index of Mine Names