UK Grid Reference: SW761580
Latitude: 50°22'42"N
Longitude: 5°8'58"W
Penhale is known to have been at work in 1777 when it produced 41 tons of lead ore, but in common with other mines in this area it is probably much older. From this date Penhale appears to have been at work untill about 1826.
It was reopened in 1830, but only lasted a year due to the low price of lead. In 1848 the mine was amalgamated with Wheal Golden to the north, and East Wheal Golden. There was a further reworking from 1867 to about 1870. Dines records that iron ore was also worked possibly from the Perran Iron Lode. Which the Wheal Golden-Penhale lead lode must intersect with.
Recorded output:
100 tons of copper ore
1475 tons of lead ore
7150 oz of silver (from lead ore)
7100 tons of iron ore
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