Pits Mingle

aka Dyehouse or Trerank


Iron Mine

Worked from c1858

Jan 1st, 2024 from RF by Buddle-Bot



Cornwall
Roche
50.404545, -4.843438
SW 9804 5994
Private Land
168m
#8,029


Small operation focused on iron extraction, exploiting a lode running north-south containing siliceous limonite. In 1858, it sold 344 tons of iron ore, followed by an additional 1,173 tons between 1866 and 1868.


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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