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Alasdair Neill
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10 years ago

The UK Mineral Statistics 1855 record tin production from an undisclosed site in the Channel Islands.
A quick search of published papers reveal nothing about thus, although there is plenty on for instance the Sark silver-lead mine.
Anyone know anything?

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Morlock
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10 years ago

I suspect that any 'reported' Channel Island tin may not have originated there?

http://www.rosiehardman.com/taxev.htm

Extract: "This, together with 70 tons of pig/sheet lead (that was not produced on the islands), traces of manganese ore (11cwt) and copper ores, suggest that smuggling of French ore into the islands and its re-export was taking place. Later, between 1870 and 1880, the customs' records show that only 4 tons of lead ore but 170 tons of pig/sheet lead were imported into England from the islands (Hill pers comm. 1982) indicating that the concept of "place value" was now understood, but at the cost of several smuggling convictions."

rhychydwr
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10 years ago

Plenty of refs to Cu Pb etc but nothing on Sn

Sark Silver, Lead, and Copper Mines” – The Mining Journal, 1837, Volume 5, p. 161

“Lead in Jersey” – The Mining Journal, Nov 18th 1871, p. 1018

RSVP if anyone wants a copy.

Cutting coal in my spare time.

Tamarmole
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"Alasdair Neill" wrote:
The UK Mineral Statistics 1855 record tin production from an undisclosed site in the Channel Islands.
A quick search of published papers reveal nothing about thus, although there is plenty on for instance the Sark silver-lead mine.
Anyone know anything?

Give Bob W a shout he may know.