Another mine in the same area that was investigated by the non-ferrous
development control was New Trencrom & Mount lane Mine (Mount Lane Lode) S.W
of Lelant.
Other mines looked at this time were (among others) Teagues open works
(United Mines), Mount iron mine (Perran Iron mine), not to mention spathic
iron ore from the Brendon Hills. (There was a very good paper presented to
the Inst of Cornish Engineers in the early 1970's on the Brendon Hills Iron
mines)
Regards, Bob Orchard.
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From: "Iain Wright" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, October 06, 2005 6:29 PM
Subject: ornwall mining photo
Many thanks to all who responded to this.
A quick search of the web showed that in 1942 the No1 Tunnelling Company
were working in the St Agnes and Hayle areas, as well as up country. As I
know the St Agnes area very well the background of the photo did not suggest
it was that location. I think Bob Orchard got it right with Wheal Merth.
Dines describes it as being located in a steep sided valley, it was worked
by adits and it was receiving exploratory work in 1942.
"The Times" have this and another photo in their archives. They might also
have many more interesting photos, but they do not appear to have an index
accessible by internet.
Iain Wright
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