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Levant Tin Mine (United Kingdom)

Includes Spean Consols. Famous as "The mine beneath the sea", although many other mines had submarine workings. Producer of tin and copper, went into decline after 1919 when a disastrous accident cost 31 lives after the man engine rod failed. In the 1960s it became part of Geevor.

Bibliography: Levant. The Mine Beneath the Sea, Cyril Noall (1970)
Levant. A Champion Cornish Mine, John Corin (1992)
The Mine Under the Sea, "Jack Penhale" AKA Raymond Harry (1962)

At work in 1870 with the following information;
151 Shares;
Produce, Tin and Copper;
Purser, Henry Borrow, Truro;
Manager, James Evans ,Nance House, Illogan;
Agents, James Nicholas, John Nankervis and Henry Tresize;
Accountants, R.White;
Engineers, J. Hocking Junior;
Payday, Third Friday in the month;
305 Fathoms deep;
160 persons employed.

Latest Documents for Levant Tin Mine

Levant Mine Weightbridge tickets for arsenic ore sent 1916 Levant Mine Weightbridge tickets for arsenic ore sent 1916
General Interest / 807Kb
Last modified 20/02/2009 18:23:02 by mikebee62.
Levant Mine Letter 1929 Levant Mine Letter 1929
General Interest / 853Kb
Last modified 20/02/2009 18:18:51 by mikebee62.
Levant Mine Letter 1916 Levant Mine Letter 1916
General Interest / 770Kb
Last modified 20/02/2009 18:14:56 by mikebee62.
Letter showing numbers of employees 1921 Letter showing numbers of employees 1921
General Interest / 737Kb
Last modified 17/02/2009 20:57:01 by mikebee62.
Levant Agents Reports 1891 to 1929 Levant Agents Reports 1891 to 1929
Other Documents & White Papers / 19005Kb
Last modified 03/08/2007 00:17:21 by royfellows.
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Photo Albums for Levant Tin Mine

Levant User Album: You are welcome to use this album for uploading photographs of Levant. (Levant-Tin-Mine-User-Album) Levant User Album

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Last modified 21/05/2012 18:02:02 by royfellows.
Visit to Levant Mine: Walk around the various remains to be seen at Levant, inc the Man Engine remains. Also the remains to be seen at Lower end of site near Geevor. (Visit-to-Levant-Mine) Visit to Levant Mine

Walk around the various remains to be seen at Levant, inc the Man Engine remains. Also the remains t...

Last modified 21/05/2012 10:28:11 by ICLOK.
Visit to Levant Higher Bal: Visited Levant Higher Bal Workings based around Guide Shaft (Visit-to-Levant-Higher-Bal) Visit to Levant Higher Bal

Visited Levant Higher Bal Workings based around Guide Shaft

Last modified 21/05/2012 08:30:33 by ICLOK.
Levant Archive Album: You are welcome to use this album for uploading archive or historical photographs of Levant. (Levant-Tin-Mine-Archive-Album) Levant Archive Album

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Last modified 25/04/2010 14:34:11 by spitfire.

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