Wheal Maid
United Kingdom /
Location ID: #999-25083
Wheal Maid (also Poldice or Wheal Maiden) is a former mine in the Camborne-Redruth-St Day Mining District, 1.5 km east of St Day
Between 1800 and 1840, profits are said to have been up to £200,000.
In 1852, the mine was amalgamated with Poldice Mine and Carharrack Mine and worked as St Day United mine.
Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, the mine site was turned into large lagoons and used as a tip for two other nearby mines: Mount Wellington and Wheal Jane.
The site was bought from Carnon Enterprises by Gwennap District Council for a price of £1 in 2002.
The mine gains attention during dry spells when the lagoons dry up and leaving brightly coloured stains on the pit banks and bed
Location Category:
- INDUSTRIAL - Quarries / Mines
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