An old copper mine, started 1846, on the Goss Moor alluvial tin tract.
According to Collins (1878), the mine was sunk a short way into the killas underlying the alluvials and raised small but rich quantities of chalcocite ore
References:
The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England, H G Dines 1956
Mines and Miners of Cornwall, Vol 8. A K Hamilton Jenkin 1964
The Hensbarrow Granite District J H Collins (1878)
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UK OS Grid Reference: SW948593
Map Reference: 50°23'49"N , 4°53'15"W
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