Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United), St Agnes, St Agnes District, Cornwall, England, UK

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Includes Penhalls Mine, Wh Pink, and various smaller setts including Wh Vottle, Goonlaze and Osborne.

A number of the mines are very ancient. Wh Kitty is mentioned by Borlase in 1758 and Goonlaze and Pink by Price in 1778.

Worked for a time after 1917 as Kitty and Penhalls United.

References:
The Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England, Vol 1 p462. H G Dines, 1956.

Mines and Miners of Cornwall, Vol 2 St Agnes to Perranporth, A K Hamilton Jenkin, 1962

UK OS Grid Reference: SW726509
Map Reference: 50°18'48"N , 5°11'39"W

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Mineral List:

Cassiterite
Chalcopyrite
'Chlorite Group'
Fluorite

Phenakite
Pyrite
Quartz
Siderite

Sphalerite
Topaz
'Tourmaline
var: Indicolite'
Wolframite

13 entries listed. 9 valid minerals.

Localities in this Region:


UK
England Cornwall St Agnes District St Agnes Wheal Kitty (Kitty and Penhalls United) Great Wheal Bowen
Penhalls Mine
Wheal Pink
Wheal Vottle

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