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Bolenowe Mine (South Wheal Grenville; West Wheal Buller), Bolenowe, Troon, Camborne, Cornwall, England, UKi
| Regional Level Types | |
|---|---|
| Bolenowe Mine (South Wheal Grenville; West Wheal Buller) | Mine |
| Bolenowe | Hamlet |
| Troon | Village |
| Camborne | Civil Parish |
| Cornwall | County |
| England | Constituent Country |
| UK | Country |
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Latitude & Longitude (WGS84):
50° 11' 49'' North , 5° 16' 19'' West
Latitude & Longitude (decimal):
UK National Grid Reference:
SW665382
Type:
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Nearest Settlements:
| Place | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Four Lanes | 1,416 (2017) | 2.3km |
| Camborne | 22,500 (2012) | 2.5km |
| Redruth | 42,690 (2017) | 5.3km |
| North Country | 773 (2017) | 6.4km |
| Stithians | 1,463 (2017) | 6.8km |
A small copper mine, started in 1821 and abandoned in 1870. The sett, a stretch of land between Bolenowe hamlet in the east and Troon in the west, includes seven NE-trending lodes and a NW-trending crosscourse. Dines notes that, according to early mine plans, the old shafts in the area bear no relationship to the lodes and that at least three of the latter were actually accessed by trials. The mine workings are said to have been at least 50 fm deep by 1854, but no plans of workings at such a depth exist.
In 1842, the mine produced 138 tons of 3.8% copper ore. The grid reference marks a large burrow in a field north of Croft Common hamlet, just east of Troon. The 1888 edition of the 1:10,000 Ordnance Survey map gives an engine house at this location; only a dump is shown there in the 1906 edition.
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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality
British and Irish IslesGroup of Islands
Eurasian PlateTectonic Plate
- Rheno-Hercynian BeltOrogenic Belt
EuropeContinent
UK
- England
- Cornwall
- Camborne-Redruth and St Day Mining DistrictMining District
- Devon and Cornwall metalliferous mining districtMining District
- Cornwall
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