New Cornwall Mine (Cornwall Mine; Kadina Mine; Pig Pen Mine; Piggery Mine; Wallaroo East), Kadina, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia, Australia
Latitude: 33°58'S
Longitude: 137°43'E
This mine is renowned for producing the largest and the best atacamite specimens in the world. Many of its early specimens are now in museums around the world.
This mine started its life as the Cornwall Mine, but quickly changed to the New Cornwall Mine, why and exactly when this name change occurred seems to be lost in history. So much so that almost all records available, only have the New Cornwall name on them.
It was originally believed that it may be a continuation of the two lodes being worked at the nearby Wandilta Mine.
Since the mine's closure the property has been used for primarily for farming, at one point as a pig farm, thus the use of the names 'Pig Pen Mine' and 'Piggery Mine', although these have never been official names.
A religious group, who has built their church on the grounds next to the old mine, now owns the property site.
References
- Gee, L.C.E. & Brown, H.Y.L., 1908, Record of The Mines of South Australia , 4th ed., Government Printer, Adelaide.
- Dana 7:II:72.
- Whyalla SI53-8/Wallaroo, Record of mines - Summary card No:72
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