If you need to know the owner of the mineral rights pertaining to any of the Carnon group of mines then the man to ask is Mr Mike Shipp. Mike Shipp was the Minerals and Estate Manager for RTZ and Carnon Consolidated. I believe he also owns (or owned) a tin mine of his own in the far west, "Rosevale".
The RTZ holdings covered Wheal Jane, Mount Wellington, Wheal Maid, South Crofty and Pendarves.
Hope this helps, D.
So many of your guy's pics looks so familiar. A bit of a nostalgia trip, dont forget the five point saftey plan and do bar down with your thumb on top, stay out of the controlled areas, people do die of lung cancer (fifteen years later, sooner if you smoke).