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Wheal Busy (Chacewater) (See Great Wheal Busy For Albums) Copper Mine (United Kingdom)


Worked from before 1720 until 1909. It first produced copper and later changed to tin. In 1900, a considerable quantity of arsenopyrite was recovered. Remains of calciner, engine houses and smithy.

Ref.:
P.G. Embrey, R.F. Symes: "Minerals of Cornwall and Devon", 1987, p. 51

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Other location/mapping information:

Latitude: 50.2564829673295
Longitude: -5.17377343089536
Landranger grid reference: SW738445
Easting: 173800
Northing: 044500

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Wheal Busy (Chacewater) Copper Mine was served by:

Seleggan Tin Smelter

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