Eight years after the formation of the South Australian colony and just one year after ‘Coppermania’ started at Kapunda, more copper was found at what […]
Tag: Mines
Wallaroo Mine
On the Yorke Peninsula are the scant remains of Wallaroo mine, the mine that started the third South Australian copper rush after Kapunda in 1842 […]
Hallenbeagle Mine
Not far from the rail line that runs from Redruth to Truro is the remains of two engine houses belonging to Hallenbeagle Mine. Hallenbeagle Mine […]
Polberro Mine
Situated on the cliffs south of Trevaunance Cove are the scant remains of Polberro Mine. Polberro is an ancient mine composed to a great number […]
Grambler and St Aubyn
Down a quiet country lane near the village of St Day is the only remaining engine house in the parish. This belongs to the Grambler […]
Great Consolidated Mines
Stretching from Carharrack to Twelveheads sits the large sett of one of the greatest mines in Cornish history. The Great Consolidated mines was made up […]