Colbiggan and Rosewarrick

aka Colbiggan


Iron Mine

Worked from 1874 to 1877

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot



Cornwall
Tremorebridge
50.439261, -4.806645
SX 0080 6370
Private Land
105m
#7,910


Iron mine situated on the southern section of the Withiel iron lode. The grid reference points to the remnants of the engine house. In 1874, the mine extracted a total of 4,930 tons of iron ore.


Publications (2)

  • (1919); BGS - Mineral Resources of GB (c1920s) Vol IX - Iron Ores - Durham, East Cumb., North Wales, Derbyshire, IOM, Bristol, Somerset, Devon & Cornwall; 96 pages
  • Dines, Henry George (1956); BGS - Regional Memoirs - Metalliferous Mining Region of South West England Vol2, The; 335 pages





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