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Home > Mines, Quarries & Sites > Wheal Grenville Tin Mine

Wheal Grenville Tin Mine (United Kingdom)

This mine operated from 1820 to 1920 producing copper but mainly tin. A fabulous 90" engine house and 40" whim engine house stand on Fortescues shaft. The stamps engine house lies to the South on the ridge known as the New stamps. It was eventually worked with Grenville Utd.
Above Description by ICLOK

Parish: ST.STEPHEN

Data courtesy of Roy Fellows and Roy Morton

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Photographs Of Grenville (75 photos)
Last updated September 24^th 2016 by Scoggan

Historic Photographs Of Grenville (1 photo)
Last updated December 8^th 2009 by carnkie

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Major Mining Region

Mines and Quarries of South West England

Wheal Grenville Tin Mine belongs to the Camborne and Redruth region.

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