Cornwall's Future Mines
Areas in Cornwall of Mineral Potential

Containing numerous cross references to other texts and sources, this book aims to become a standard source of information on the mineral potentials in areas of Cornwall. The reports have been commissioned by the Department of Trade and Industry.

List of Plates, xii; Preface, xiv; Editors' Introduction, xv; Introduction, 1; Section A: West Cornwall; Area 1. Wheal Hermon, 5; Area 2. The Carnelloe and Dollar Mines, 9; Carnelloe Consols, 9; The Dollar Mine, 13; Area 3. The Mines of Trink Hill, 15; Giew, 15; Wheal Reath, 18; Area 4. The Marazion Mines, 19; Owen Vean and Tregurtha Downs, 19; Wheal Hampton, 20; Wheal Rodney, 21; Wheal Virgin, 22; Area 5. Wheal Vor, 24; Area 6. Wheal Osborne and Wheal Susan, 35; Section B: Central Cornwall; Area 1. The Great Flat Load District, 39; Wheal Uny and the Eastern Part of the Great Flat Lode, 41; Area 2. The Redruth-Scorrier District, 51; Wheal Boys, 53; Prussia and Cardrew, 53; Cardrew Consols, 53; Wheal Montague and Wheal Harmony, 54; Treleigh Wood, 55; Wheal and West Wheal Peevor and Adjoining Ground, 57; Area 3. Killifreth and Great Wheal Busy, 65; Great Wheal Busy, 85. Area 4. Stencoose and Wheal Concord, 91; Stencoose, 92; Wheal Concord and Wheal Briton, 98; Area 5. The North Coast for a Mile West of Porthtowan, 102; Area 6. Wheal Coates, 106; Area 7. Wheal Kitty and West Wheal Kitty at St Agnes, 114; Area 8. South Gwennap, 122; Section C: East Cornwall; Area 1. The Lead and Zinc Mining District Between Newquay and Truro, 129; Silverwell, 130; Lambriggan Zinc and Lead Mine, 131; Wheal Alfred, 136; Pencorse Lead-Zinc Mine, 140; Area 2. The Castle-an-Dinas Wolfram Mine, St Columb, 142; Area 3. St Austell-Par-St Blazey, 150; Par Consols, 150; West Fowey Consols, 152; List of Mines and Grid References, 161; Index of Mine Names, 163.