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East Wheal Crofty Copper Mine (United Kingdom)


For a time in the 19th century this was a very productive mine and for a time had over 1,000 workers. Between 1822-54 it produced 102,000 tons of copper ore.

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Other location/mapping information:

Latitude: 50.2264
Longitude: -5.27509
Landranger grid reference: SW665414
Easting: 166500
Northing: 041400

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Major Mining Region



East Wheal Crofty Copper Mine belongs to the Camborne and Redruth region.