Mine exploration, photographs and mining history for mine explorers, industrial archaeologists, researchers and historians aditnow.co.uk
South Wheal Crofty (South Crofty) Tin Mine (United Kingdom)
Began life as a small sett called Penhellick Vean in the 1590s, but absorbed smaller mines around it, becoming South Wheal Crofty in 1854.
Initially a shallow tin mine and then a copper mine, the mine workings went back into the deep tin zone from the 1860s onwards, when copper production began to decline.
In 1906 South Crofty Mine Ltd became the foundation of the modern mine. From the 1890s the mine acquired other setts as the surrounding mines closed. These included New Cook's Kitchen, Tincroft & Carn Brea, North Roskear, South Roskear, and Dolcoath Mine in 1930, to become a huge enterprise nearly 4.5 km in length.
Workings are 731 metres deep and feature 2 shafts: Robinson's man riding shaft at 682 metres & Cook's shaft at 731 metres.
Extensive history of the mine is given in A HISTORY OF SOUTH CROFTY MINE by J.A. Buckley.
(Source - Mindat)
Parish: ILLOGAN
Data courtesy of Roy Morton and Roy Fellows
The formation of the Limited Company in 1906 marked the beginning of the expansion that led to the modern mine. The sinking of Robinson's Shaft and then in 1907 the sinking of the vertical shaft at New Cook's Kitchen being just the start. It's best summed up by quoting from part of the introduction of Allen Buckley's excellent book on the mine.
"South Crofty Mine lies at the centre of a metalliferous district which has seen mining for a variety of metals over many centuries. The present mine sett contains the workings of some thirty 18th century and well over a dozen 19th century mines, including some of the largest and most important tin and copper mines of the last 250 years. Dolcoath, North and South Roskear, Cam Brea, Tincroft, Cooks Kitchen and East Pool were among the largest copper producers of the 18th and early 19th centuries and the greatest tin mines of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The current mine workings lie along the northern side of a line of granite hills including Cam Brea, Carnarthen and Cam Entral, and stretch over a distance of some 2.2 miles, from near the centre of Camborne to the Tolskithy valley. The present, relatively small underground workforce breaks a greater tonnage of tin ore than any other Cornish mine has ever produced."
Latest Documents for South Wheal Crofty Tin Mine
|
Siameses tin owned Crofty in 1960s Share Certificate / 1019Kb Last modified 15/02/2009 18:40:32 by mikebee62. |
|
|
South Crofty share certificate 1950s? Share Certificate / 1012Kb Last modified 15/02/2009 18:39:14 by mikebee62. |
|
|
South Crofty share certificate Share Certificate / 1290Kb Last modified 15/02/2009 18:38:26 by mikebee62. |
Documents are available as Adobe PDF files. If you do not have the Adobe PDF reader simply click on the PDF logo to download it free of charge.Photo Albums for South Wheal Crofty Tin Mine
South Crofty User Album You are welcome to use this album for uploading photographs of South Crofty.
Last modified 07/06/2011 22:17:26 by carnkie.
South Crofty Archive Album You are welcome to use this album for uploading archive or historical photographs of South Crofty.
Last modified 09/12/2009 14:43:05 by carnkie.Google Earth Map of South Wheal Crofty Tin Mine
To view the Google Map for this mine please log in or register an account.
Click here to discuss South Wheal Crofty Tin Mine in the forum.
The correct forum will be automatically selected.
There are no events currently planned.
Add an Event
If you would like to visit South Wheal Crofty Tin Mine then click here to add an event to the calendar.
Members who worked or work at South Wheal Crofty:
BILL DANIELS (cornish boy) 1964 - 1970
roo 1969 - 1971
scooptram 2001 - 2010
shaun bew (shaunandrewbew) 2009 - 2012
Add Yourself
If you would like to share your photographs and documents please use the links below:
Upload a Document
Post a Sticky (Note)
Discuss in Forum
You must be logged in to access your Favourite Mines/Quarries.
Please log in or register an account.
To view the grid reference for this mine please log in or register an account.
South Wheal Crofty belongs to the Camborne and Redruth region.
Click here to view all the mines and quarries in this major mining region.
Barncoose Copper Mine
Basset Tin Mine
Basset Tramway
Brea Stamps Tin Stamp or Dressing Floor
Brunton Explosive Factory
Bryant Mixed Mine
Bullen Garden Mixed Mine
Cam Borne Vean Mixed Mine
Camborne Consols Mixed Mine
Carn Mixed Mine
Carn Brea Copper Mine
Carn Brea & Tincroft Ltd Tin Mine
Carn Brea Granite Quarry Granite Quarry
Carnarthen Consols Mixed Mine
Charmer Mixed Mine
Cherry Garden Mixed Mine
Combe Mill Stream Works. Tin Tin Stream
Cook's Kitchen Tin Mine
Copper Tankard Copper Mine
Cornish Tin Stream
Crembling Well Common Mixed Mine
Dolcoath Copper Mine
Dudnance Copper Mine
East Pool Mixed Mine
East Pool & Agar Limited Tin Mine
East Pool and Agar Tin Mine
East Wheal Crofty Copper Mine
East Wheal Seton Mixed Mine
Fox Hole Mixed Mine
Gerry Mixed Mine
Gons Mixed Mine
Great Wheal Tolgus Mixed Mine
Hatchet Mixed Mine
Hearts Ease Mixed Mine
Holt Mixed Mine
Illogan Mixed Mine
Illogan Mines Copper Mine
Killas Mixed Mine
Knight Mixed Mine
Limpet Mixed Mine
Longclose Mixed Mine
Lovely Mixed Mine
Marriott's Mixed Shaft
New Cook's Kitchen Mixed Mine
New Cook's Kitchen Copper Mine
New Dolcoath c Mixed Mine
New Dolcoath Sn + Cu Mixed Mine
New North Pool Mixed Mine
New Roskear Mixed Shaft
New Wheal Leisure Mixed Mine
North Entral Mixed Mine
North Pool Mixed Mine
North Pool Mining Co Mixed Mine
North Pool Mining Co Limited Mixed Mine
North Roskear Tin Mine
North Wheal Crofty Copper Mine
North Wheal Frances Mixed Mine
North Wheal Frances Tin Mine
Old Carn Brea Mixed Mine
Old Wheal Tolgus Mixed Mine
Penhellick Mixed Mine
Plosh Mixed Mine
Prince William Henry Mixed Mine
Rock Mixed Mine
Roskear Copper Mine
Roskearbroas Mixed Mine
Seek Mixed Mine
South Carn Brea Mixed Mine
South Dolcoath Copper Mine
South Entral Mixed Mine
South Roskear Mixed Mine
South Tincroft Tin Mine
South Wheal Raven Mixed Mine
South Wheal Tolgus Mixed Mine
Stray Park Mixed Mine
Susan Mixed Mine
Tehidy Mixed Mine
Thomas Mixed Shaft
Tolskithy Mixed Mine
Tolvadden Mixed Mine
Tolvaddon Tin Stamp or Dressing Floor
Tolvaddon Downs Copper Mine
Tregajorran Mixed Mine
Tregajorran Tin Blowing House
Trevenson Mixed Mine
West Dolcoath c Mixed Mine
West Seton Copper Mine
West Wheal Seton Mixed Mine
West Wheal Seton Limited Mixed Mine
West Wheal Tolgus Mixed Mine
West Wheal Tolgus and Treleigh Mixed Mine
Wheal Acar Mixed Mine
Wheal Agar (Illogan) Copper Mine
Wheal An Owl (Houll) Copper Mine
Wheal Crofty Tin Mine
Wheal Druid (Carn Brea) Copper Mine
Wheal Emily Henrietta Mixed Mine
Wheal Fanny (Illogan) Copper Mine
Wheal Fortune (Illogan) Copper Mine
Wheal Francis (Camborne) Tin Mine
Wheal Harriett Copper Mine
Wheal Haste Mixed Mine
Wheal Kitty (Camborne) Tin Mine
Wheal Lovely Mixed Mine
Wheal Providence Tin Mine
Wheal Raven Mixed Mine
Wheal Seton Mixed Mine
Wheal Tolgus Mixed Mine
Wheal Tolgus Consols Mixed Mine
Wheal Tolgus Downs Mixed Mine
Wheal Vernon Mixed Mine
Change view area
South Wheal Crofty was served by:
New Roskear Mixed Shaft
Tolvaddon Tin Stamp or Dressing Floor
If you have any questions at all about mine exploration or the AditNow web site please get in touch:
info@aditnow.co.uk
Spotted any problems with the web site, or any inaccuracies or errors in the information on here? Please let us know:
info@aditnow.co.uk
