Mining Journal reports on Wheal Ida also refer to working on east-west copper lodes, a map of adjoining properties at Plymouth Records Office shows lodes which would extend into the presumed area of Wheal Ida. Can provide further information but this will havge to wait til I am back from abroad in late August.
Alasdair Neill.
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From: Tony Brooks <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: Re: Wheal Ida
According to Hamilton-Jenkin, work started at Wheal Ida in 1863 and in the course of the next 5 years a 30-inch pumping engine was erected and the shaft was sunk to a 45 fathom level. All the machiney was sold off in 1872 (Mining Journal 17th Febriary). I would assume that they were working a N-S silver/lead lode.
Chris Kelland's North 'something' was North Wrey Consols. This was one of the names of the mine otherwise known as Bicton Consols and Bicton Silver-Lead Mine. According to Hamilton Jenkin, this worked two or more N-S lead lodes. thus not the same lode as, Wheal Ida.
Tony Brooks
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