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Forest Copper Mine (United Kingdom)


Not much is known about this mine, now submerged beneath the Meldon reservoir. It is recorded in 1866 by Crown mineral agent, Warrington Smythe; and again in 1906 by the time of the Ordnance Survey.

Data courtesy of Ben Sum, Helston (30/9/20).

References:
W Smythe, 1866, Mineral Annotations (after: Ordnance Survey, Sheet 25, Geological 1" De La Beche)
Ordnance Survey, County Series 25", 1906

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Other location/mapping information:

Latitude: 50.702910797766
Longitude: -4.03945629729768
Landranger grid reference: SX560913
Easting: 256000
Northing: 091300

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