Penberthy Croft Mine

50°08′29″N 5°25′37″W / 50.1414°N 5.4269°W / 50.1414; -5.4269

Penberthy Croft Mine shaft

Penberthy Croft Mine, is a disused mine and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Cornwall, England, UK. It is located to the north of the civil parish of St Hilary, 5 miles (8.0 km) east of the town of Penzance.[1]

The mine was designated a SSSI in 1993, is listed as of national importance in the Geological Conservation Review and is the world type locality for bayldonite.[2][3] It is noted as the most important site in Britain for secondary ore minerals of lead, copper, and arsenic and has had 40 mineral species recorded at the site.[2]

History

A new 36-inch cylinder pumping engine was built in 1880, by Messrs George Eustice and Cooper which drained between nine and ten fathoms of water in the first four hours of work.[4]

References

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 203 Land's End ISBN 978-0-319-23148-7
  2. ^ a b "Penberthy Croft Mine" (PDF). Natural England. 1993. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  3. ^ "Penberthy Croft Mine (Mineralogy of South West England)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  4. ^ "St Hilary". The Cornishman. No. 116. 30 September 1880. p. 4.


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