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LIST OF MINES in Great Britain and the Isle of Man, 1918

 
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List of Mines 1918

Metalliferous Mines in BEDFORD, CHESHIRE, CORNWALL (A-O), CORNWALL (P-Z)

 

 

BEDFORD

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Charles Inwood (The Fuller Mining Co.) Aspley Heath, Woburn Sands

Aspley Heath

Woburn Sands

Closed

Fullers earth

-
-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CHESHIRE

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Astbury Silica Co., Astbury, Congleton

Newbold (not worked in 1918)

Congleton

Harry Hall

Ganister

-
-

David Boulton, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent

Astbury (not worked in 1918)

ditto

John Bithell

Limestone

-
-

Nathaniel Bowker, The Bank, Scholars Green

Drummberhead (not worked in 1918)

Old Rode

Red marl

-
-

Congleton Silica Brck & Ganister Co. Ltd., Copper Hill, Congleton

Congleton Silica (not worked in 1918)

Congleton

Wm. Stanway

Ganister

-
-

 

 

 

 

 

 

CORNWALL (A-O)

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

Ashford, Westalke & Ladds, Russell Buildings, Frankfort St., Plymouth

Hardhead

Warleggan

Not worked in 1918

Tin ore

-
-

John Reginald Q Bartlett, 26-7 Bush Lane, Cannon St, London

Indian Queens and Ruthers

Fraddon

Ochre and manganese

Basset Mines Ltd., Redruth (Liquidators, R Rendle & HH Pezzack)

Wheal Basset

Ilogan

Closed, in liquidation

Tin ore

202
185

Thos.Behenna and Bros. Cox Hill, Chacewater, Scorrier

Nangiles

Twelveheads

Tin ore and iron pyrites

-
3

Berrida (Nigeria) Tin Fields Ltd., Friars House, New Broad St, London. British Section, Poldice Mines, St, Day, Scorrier

Poldice

St Day

Tin, wolfram, and arsenical ores.

-
72

J Bray and Co., Cusvay, Twelveheads, Perranwell Station

Gwennap United (Wheal Andrew Section)

Gwennap

Tin ore

2
3

British Mining and Metal Co. Ltd., Greenhill Works, Gunnislake

Latchey Consols, Wheal William and Great Wheal Wiliam

Calstock

Arcenical pyrites

5
7

R Brown, Carwinnion Terrace, Liskeard

Canaframe

Altarnun

Tin and worlfram ores

3
-

AF Calvert, Boston House, 63-4 New Broad St., London

Drakewalls

Gunnislake

ditto

-
10

Camborne Mining School, Camborne

King Edward

Camborne

Tin ore

1
3

Compagnie Anglo Blege pour L'Industrie de l'etian, Great Wheal Busy, Chancewater

Great Wheal Busy

Chacewater

Thoamas Tonkin

Tin, wolfram, and arsenical ores.

12
1

Cornish Mining Syndicate, Finsbury House, Blomfield St., London

Wheal Sally (Reopening 1918)

Illogan

H Hanbly

Lead and zinc ores

-
7

Cornish Properties Development Co. Ltd., 52 Queen Victoria St., London

West Wheal Vor

Breage

Not worked in 1918

Tin ore

-
-

Duchy of Cornwall, per TE Bennett, Hingston Down Mine, Gunnislake

Kit Hill

Callington

TE Bennett

Tin, wolfram, and arsenical ores.

57
19

ditto

Hingston Down Consols

Calstock

ditto

ditto

21
20

ditto

Ginnislake Clitters

ditto

ditto

ditto

-
65

WE Cox., Edgecumbe Ave., Newquay

Belowda

Roche

Prospecting

Tin and wolfram ore

6
1

G Spencer Cragoe, Dean Villa, Liskeard

Penhale

St. Cleer

ditto

8
6

Dimson Mines Co., per G Palmer, Guildhall Annexe, 23, King St., London

Dimson (Not worked in 1918)

Gunnislake

G Palmer (Purser)

ditto

-
-

Dolcoath Mine Ltd., Camborne

Dolcoath

Camborne

R Arthur Thomas

Tin and arscenical ore

254
340

East Pool & Agar Ltd., Carn Brea

East Pool and Agar United

Illogan

MT Taylor

Tin, wolfram, and arsenical ores.

220
300

ditto

Highbarrow, East

ditto

Not working in 1918

-
-

Treby Evans, 92, Victoria St., Westminster

Goldsithney (Huel, Verrant and Huel, Caroline(

Goldsithney

Tin ore

2
-

EN Fellows, Great Winchester St., London

Bodithiel

St. Pinnock

Exploring

Silver Lead

-
-

Fraddon Mining Syndicate Ltd., 48 Grays Inn Rd., London

Toldfish

Fraddon, Grampound Road

Not worked in 1918

Tin

-
-

Gazeland China Clay Co. Gazeland, St. Neot and 39 Victoria St., Westminster

Gazeland

Gazeland St. Neot

Working adits for tin

Wolfram ore

-
-

Geevor Tin Mines Ltd., 4, London Wall Buildings, London and Pendeen

North Levant and Wheal Geevor

Pendeen

WC Williams

Tin ore

205
98

Great Western Ores Co. Ltd., 56 Cannon St., London

Castle-an-Dinas

Roche

Tin and wolfram

16
17

Grenville United Mines Ltd., Caborne

Wheal Grenville

Camborne

J Nile

Tin ore

178
199

Henry Gripe, St. Agnes, Scorrier

Stencoose

Scorrier

Suspended. Not working 1918

-
-

Gwinear Tin Mines Ltd (Liquadator EE Garner, 523, Salisbury House, London)

Bosparva

Gwinear

ditto

-
-

AE Hodgson, 170-2 Picadilly. London

North Boscaswell

Boscaswell, nr. St. Just

S James

Tin ore

29
19

ditto

Silver Valley (Prospecting)

Calstock

Tin and wolfram ores

4
11

Industries Development Co. Ltd., 166, Buchanan St., Glasgow

Horseburrow and Trewint Downs

Trewint, Altarnun

ditto

6
6

ditto

Wheal Vincent

ditto

ditto

-
16

Jumbil (Nigeria) Tin Areas Ltd., 11, Chapel St., Camborne

Trevaskus (reopening)

Tin

23
11

ditto

Wheal Hope Group (reopening)

ditto

8
37

Killifreth Mines Ltd., Capel House, 54, New Broad St., London

Killifreth

Chancewater

ditto

6
21

Kingsdown Sett Ltd., Broad Street House, London

Kingsdown

Hewas Water

Prospecting

Tin ore

6
4

Lanner Syndicate Ltd., 121, St. Vincent St., Glasgow and Lanner, Redruth

Tresavean

Lanner

J Faull

Tin, copper and arscenical ores

179
113

Levant Mine Adventurers, Levant Mine, Pendeen

Levant

Pendeen, nr. St. Just

R Nicholas

ditto

176
136

Lucky Chance Mine Ltd., Friars House, New Broad Street, London

West Poddice

Tolgullow, St. Day

Tin, wolfram and ores

4
-

GG Lush, 2, Broad Street Place, Bloomfield St., London

Crinnis and Carlyon

Charlestown, St. Austell

Lead, zinc and copper ores

-
-

FW Markham and A. Clarke, Hagdalen Mine, Ponsanooth, Perranwell

Magdalen

St. Gluvias

Tin with magnatite and Dumps

7
13

May Blossom Co., 35-42 Broad Street Ave., London

Wheal Gurlyn

Gurlyn, nr. Relubbus

Not worked in 1918

Tin ore

-
-

MH Milton, 23 Sussex Place, Regents Park, London and Trencrom Hill Mine, Lelant Rd., Lelant

Trencrom Hill

Lelant

A Gerry

ditto

6
14

Montague, Roseby & Wilson, per CF Roseby, c/o Wilkes Bros., 4, Great Winchester St., London

Silver Valley

St. Cleer, Liskeard

Discontinued June 1915

ditto

-
-

RH&B Moyle, Wheal Enys, porkellis, Helston

Wheal Enys

Wendron

Working dumps 1918

-
2

Mullion United Mines (Cornwall) Ltd., Imrie House, 3-6 King William St., London

Gwinnings

Colroger

Prospecting

Copper

-
1

New and West Great Consols Mining Co., 'Clovelly', Green Lane, Redruth

Wheal Martha

Lickett, Stokeclimsland

Reopening 1918

Tin, wolfram, and arsenical ores.

-
28

Francis F Oats, Porthledden, St. Just

Porthledden

Cape Cornwall

Tin ore

2
11

Old Delabole Slate Co., Ltd., Delabole

Old Delaobole

St. Treath

Slate

10
-

 

 

CORNWALL (P-Z)

Owner
Name of Mine
Situation
Agent
Minerals worked
Below

Above

PFT Corporation Ltd., 33, St. Swithins Lane, London and 4, Callington

East Kit Hill

Callington

JH Marris-James

Wolfram ore

4
-

ditto

Wheal Benny

Calstock

ditto

Tin, wolfram and arscenic

10
15

Palmor Syndicate Ltd., 'Carsluick' Godolphin Cross, nr. Helston

Lady Gwendolyn

Gernoe

Tin ore

24
9

ditto

Great Work

Breage, Helston

ditto

-
3

Parka Lease Ltd., Cromwell House, 6, 8&9 Surrey St., Strand, London

Parka

St. Enodor, Fraddon

ditto

7
-

Peevor United Mines Ltd., Scorrier

Prevor Unired Wheal Peevor, North Devon, Black Dog

Scorrier

Tin, wolfram, and arsenical ores.

10
28

Perran Mining Co., Treamble, Perranporth

Mount

Perranzabubloe

Porspecting

Iron ore

6
1

ditto

Gravel Hill

ditto

ditto

-
-

Peranporth Mines Ltd., 37, Queen Victoria St., London

Droskyn and Wheal Ramoth

Perrenporth

Reopening Jan. 1919

Tin ore

-
-

Wm. Petersen and Co., 6, Lloyds Ave., London and Treburland Mines, Alarnun, Launceston

Halvinna and Fox Tor

Alarnun

Opened Jan, 1915

Tin and wolfram ores

16
14

ditto

Treburland

ditto

Tin, wolfram, and arsenical ores.

15
13

Porkellis Tin Mines Ltd., Capel House, 54, New Broad St., London

Bassett and Grylls

Wendron

Tin ore

23
41

ditto

Boswin

Wendron

E Gordon

ditto

-
15

ditto

White Alice

Penmarth

Not worked 1918

Tin

-
-

Prospidnick Mining Co. Ltd., c/o David Anderson, 1, London Wall Buildings

Nancy Gollen and Pengelly

Gwinear Road

Shut down

-
-

Radium Ore Mines Ltd., Sardinia House, Kingsway, London and Grampound Rd.,

Crow Hill or Tolgarrick

Grampound Road

Not worked during 1918

Uranium

-
-

Rayfield (Cornwall) Tin Syndicate Ltd., Capel House, 54, New Broad St., London

North Dolcoath

Barripper, Camborne

Not worked in 1918

-
-

ditto

Rosevale

Zennor, St. Ives

ditto

Tin ore

-
-

Redmoor Mines Ltd., Callington and 9, Fleet St. London

Redmoor

Callington

Reopening

10
10

Reid, Becket & Joihnstone c/o Nobels Explosives Co. Ltd., Perranporth

Good Fortune

Perranporth

Not worked in 1918

Tin ore

-
-

Relubbuus Mines Ltd., 35-42, Broad Street Ave., London

Relabbus

St. Hilary

ditto

4
6

Riviera Tin Syndicates Ltd., Cromwell House, Surrey St., Stand, London

Wheal Hampton, Tregurth Downs, Owen Vean and Wheal Rodney

Marazion

(not worked in 1918)

Jos. Phillips

ditto

-
-

ASB Sawie, Beacon Cottage, St. Agnes, Scorier

Trevaunance

St. Agnes

(not worked in 1918)

ditto

-
-

Scorrier Consols Mining Co., c/o A Pearse Jenkin, Trewergie, Redruth

Scorrier Consols

Scorrier

(not worked in 1918)

ditto

-
-

Societe Industrielle du Radium Ltd., 314-5, Moorgate Station Chambers, London

South Terras

Grampound Road

Ceased work in July 1914

Oxide of Uranium

-
-

South Crofty Ltd., Carn Brea

South Crofty

Illogan

J Paull

Tin, wolfram, copper and arscenic ores

249
215

South Polgooth Mining Corporation Ltd., Winchester House, Old Broad St., London (Receiver and manager CR Blissett, St. Peters Chambers, Gervis Place, Bournemouth)

South Polgooth

St. Ewe

Reopened 1916

Tin, copper and arscenical ores

30
40

St Agnes Consolidated Mines Ltd., 510 Salisbury House, Finsbury Circus, London and St. Agnes, Scorrier (Receiver JR Ward 44, Bedford Row, London)

East Blue Hills

Trevallas Downs, St. Agnes

Not worked in 1918

Tin ore

-
-

Sturtevant Engineering Co. Ltd., Trevega Mine, nr. St. Ives and 147, Queen Victoria St., London

Trevega

Towednack, nr. st. Ives

ditto

ditto

-
1

Tamar Wolfram Syndicate Ltd., 80, Fenchurch St., London

Hawkmoor

Gunnislake

Tin, wolfram, copper and arscenic ores

4
3

JA Temby, 16, Trewirgie Road, Redruth

Parkanchy

Scorrier

Tiin ore and arscenical ore

61
73

Thermo Electric Ltd., 244, High Holborn, London 7 St. Ives

Giew

ditto

James A Clarke

Tin ore

74
87

ditto

St Ives Consols (Not worked in 1918)

ditto

ditto

ditto

-
-

ditto

Trenwith

St. Ives

ditto

Pitchblende, copper and tin ores

-
1

Tincroft Mines Ltd., Carn Brea

Carn Brea and Tincroft

Illogan

W Thomas

Tin and copper ores. Wolfram and Arscenic

258
340

Treburgett Consolidated Mines Ltd., 4, Tokenhouse Buildingsm London and Sty. Teath

Treburgett

St Teath

Oswald Swate

Silve Lead

-
-

Tregeagle Mine Ltd., The Old Mansion House, 73 Cheapside, London

Tregeagle

St. Neot

Not worked in 1918

Tin ore

-
-

Treveddoe Mining Co. Ltd., 13-15 Throgmorton Ave., London (Receiver and manager WH Adams)

Treveddoe

Warleggan, nr. Bodmin

WH Adams

Tin and copper ores

6
7

Trevinnick Mine Syndicate Ltd., Finsbury Circus Buildings, 18 Eldon St., London and Trevinnick Mine, St. Kew, nr. Wadebridge

Trevinnick

St . Kew

Reopening

Lead and antimony ores

5
3

Tungsten Products Ltd., Altarnun, Launceston

High Moor

Alarnun

Prospecting

Wolfram and tin ores

7
4

United Church Wolfram Properties Ltd., Trecarne, St. Cleer, Liskeard

Trecarne

St Cleer

Not worked in 1918

ditto

-
-

WW Webster, 62, London Wall, London

Kilham

St. Neot

Tin and iron ore

15
15

Wellington Bros., Todpool, St. Day, Scorrier

Wheal Gorland

St. Day

Commenced Dec 1915

Wolfram and tin ores

2
-

ditto

Creegbrawse

ditto

Elvan

2
-

Western Minerals Syndicate Ltd, 3, Arundel St., Strand, London

Treore

St. Endellion

Lead antimony ore

-
8

West Kitty Mines Ltd., St. Agnes, Scoirrier (Receiver JC Ward 44 ,Bedford Row, London)

West Kitty

St. Agnes

Shut down in 1916

Tin ore

-
-

Wheal Arthur Syndicate Ltd., Granville House, Arundel St., Strand, London

Wheal Arthur

Calstock

Reopening

Tin, wolfram and arscenical ores

16
16

Wheal Bellan Tin Syndicate Ltd., St. Just

Wheal Bellan

St. Just

Nicholas Nicholas

Tin ore

16
9

Wheal Kitty & Penhalls United Ltd., (Receiver and manager HE Fern, 66, Finsbury Pavement, London)

Wheal Kitty

St. Agnes

HE Fern

ditto

64
37

Wheal Vor Ltd., c/o Dolcoath Mine Ltd., Cam,borne

Wheal Vor

Breage

Suspended 1910

-
-

Thos. Williams, Copper Hill, Redruth

Poldory

Gwennap

Tin, wolfram and arscenical ores

-
-

Thos. Willoughby and Partners, per. Thos. Willoughby, Wheal Busy Lane, Chancewater

Wheal Jane (Tremayne section)

Baldhu, Chancewater

Tin and arscenical ores

-
4

James Winnett, 2-4 Billiter Ave., London

Trenute

Lezant

Prospecting

Antimony

-
-

ditto

Tresellian

Altarnun

Prospectin. Not worked 1918

-
-