Tregurtha Downs Mine, Cornwall

Tregurtha Downs Mine, Cornwall


Tregurtha Downs St. Hilary map ref SW 539311 1326

Ownership;
1886 Tregurtha Downs Co.
1887-1890 Tregurtha Downs Mining Co. Ltd.
1892-1895 Wm. Wighton P.
1899-1902 Tregurtha Downs Consolidated Mines Ltd.

Management
Chief Agent 1886-1887 HY.Price; 1888-1890 John Prisk; 1892 H.G.Richards, 1893-1895 Wm.Roswarne
Secretary 1887 Chas. F. Roseby

Employment
1882-1885 no return
1886 116
1887 175
1888 214
1889 230
1890 256
1892 237
1893 171
1894 173
1895 166
1899 42
1900 62
1901 11

The mine return what was know as "Black" and "Stuff" no tin is recorded as being outputed. In fact the "Stuff" output was 20 tons for 1886 and 76 tons for 1887 all other output was black. Output values were
1883-1885 no return
1886 £1740
1887 £6740
1888 £13144
1889 £9443
1890 £11231
1891 no return
1892 £6444
1893 £7714
1894 £5716
1895 £1272
1899 £538
1900 £1056

Source: Cornish Mines Metalliferous and Associated Minerals 1845-1913 by Burt, Waite and Burnley University of Exeter 1987 ISBN 0 85989 287 5

 

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