Wheal Crebor Mine, Devon
Tavistock: grid reference SX455720
Notable minerals: Bitumen, Chalcopyrite, Chalybite, Childrenite, Chlorite & Copper.
Wheal Crebor lies two miles southwest of Tavistock. Including West Wheal Crebor the mine worked Main Lode and South Lode from Rundle's Shaft, Gill's Shaft, Kelly's Shaft, Cock's Shaft, Smiths Shaft and New East Shaft.
Productions records report that between 1804 and 1828 - 27,490 tons of copper ore were raised; 1852-56 and 1859-93 - 35,541 tons of 6.3% copper ore. In 1869 and between 1874 and 1902 - 24,919 tons of mispickel were produced.
Other nearby mines and their main ores
South Bedford and East Gunnislake (approx. 1.0 km; COPPER)
Wheal Luscombe (approx. 1.0 km; COPPER)
East Wheal Russell (approx. 1.1 km; COPPER & TIN)
Russell United Mine (approx. 1.3 km; COPPER, TIN & ARSENIC)
New East Russell (approx. 1.4 km; COPPER)
South Crebor (approx. 1.4 km; COPPER, TIN etc)
Wheal Impham (approx. 1.4 km; COPPER)
Devon and Courtenay Consols (approx. 1.5 km; COPPER & LEAD)
Colcharton (approx. 1.5 km; No Output)
Crowndale (approx. 1.7 km; COPPER & TIN)
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