South Friendship Mine, Devon
Tavistock: grid reference SX509784
South Friendship Mine is situated a quarter of a mile south of Mary Tavy near Tavistock. Also known as Wheal Anne between 1846 and 1854, the mine worked an E-W trending copper lode from Engine Shaft and Mill Shaft. It worked intermittently from the 1820's until 1854.
The only recorded production was of 7 tons of copper ore in 1824.
Other nearby mines and their main ores
Wheal Friendship (approx. 0.9 km; COPPER, TIN, LEAD, SILVER, ARSENIC & ZINC)
Devon United Mines (approx. 1.7 km; COPPER, TIN & ARSENIC)
Wheal Union, Peter Tavy (approx. 1.8 km; COPPER)
West Friendship, Mary Tavy (approx. 2.6 km; COPPER)
Wheal Betsy (approx. 2.7 km; LEAD & SILVER)
Wheal Jewell (approx. 3.3 km; ARSENIC & TIN)
Devon Burra Burra (approx. 3.9 km; COPPER)
Surprise (approx. 4.4 km; COPPER)
Wheal Eliza, Lydford (approx. 4.6 km; COPPER & LEAD)
Baggator (approx. 4.9 km; TIN)
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