University of Exeter Press

The Cornish Mineral Industry

Past Performance and Future Prospect

    • 220 Pages


    This book commemorates the work of Jack Trounson, who was one of the leading twentieth-century authorities on Cornish mining and the greatest exponent of its future potential.



    He had an unparalleled ability to marshal a wealth of detail on the past working of mines and use it to point to places where minerals might still be worked at a profit.The articles collected here were first published during the Second World War but remain an up-to-date guide for historians, prospectors and planners alike.



    A leading member of the Cornish Instutue of Engineers, the Cornish Mining Development Association, the Cornish Chamber of Mines, and the Trevithick Society, few have done more to preserve the county’s industrial past and promote its future prosperity.



    This book commemorates the work of Jack Trounson, who was one of the leading twentieth-century authorities on Cornish mining and the greatest exponent of its future potential. He had an unparalleled ability to marshal a wealth of detail on the past working of mines and use it to point to places where minerals might still be worked at a profit.





    List of Graphs and Maps

    List of Tables

    List of References to the Original Articles

    Foreword

    Introduction


    Section 1: Cornwall's Undeveloped Mineral Resources in the 1930s

    Section 2: Cornish Mining in the Second World War

    I The Industry at the Beginning of the War

    II Past Production and Suggestions for the Future

    Section 3: Regional Survey of the Mining Districts

    I The St Just and St Ives Mining Districts

    II The Marazion District

    III The Wheal Vor or Breage District

    IV The St Erth, Gwinear and Crowan Districts

    V The Wendron District

    Section 4: Some Useful Prospects for the Future

    I Levant to South Condurrow

    II Tolgus Tunnel to Lambriggan

    III St Austell-Par Mines to Trebartha-Lemarne

    Mine Index



    Roger Burt BSc (Econ) PhD, is the Senior Lecturer in Economic History at the University of Exeter.





    Peter Waite, MA, is Librarian in the Westcountry Studies Library, Exeter.