UK Grid Reference: SX425783
Latitude: 50°34'16"N
Longitude: 4°12'42"W
A small and unsuccessful mine with the misleading name of Great Wheal Hugo.
Said to contain two E-W copper lodes, in 1853, the shaft had been sunk to 14.5 fathoms, when operations were briefly halted by water problems. In 1854, a cross-cut on the 20 fathom level intersected a N-S lode consisting of quartz, fluorite and small cubes and particles of lead. However, negotiations with the mineral lord in 1856 to replace the existing lease with a mining grant proved unsuccessful and the equipment was put up for sale.
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External Links
Hamilton Jenkin, A.K. (1981): The Mines of Devon : North & East of Dartmoor, Devon Library Services : Exeter
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