Gwinear Mining District - Great Wheal Alfred

OS Explorer Map 103: Grid reference SW585369

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Location
Located near Alfred Consols Mine, Great Wheal Alfred was situated just to the southeast of Copperhouse Hayle.

Shafts include: Davey's, Hosking's, Nicholls, Falmouth, Copper House (Taylor's Engine), Paynter's, Field's Engine, Bull's, Cherry Tree and Western Boundary Shaft.

For more information on production dates and so on please see Roger Burt's excellent book Cornish Mines: Metalliferous and Associated Minerals, 1845-1913 (Mineral Statistics of the United Kingdom, 1845-1913) or what is widely regarded as the mining enthusiasts bible by H G Dines - The Metalliferous Mining Region of South-West England: Vols I & II (Economic Memoirs).

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