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    Consolidated Mines - Wikipedia

    • Consolidated Mines, also known as Great Consolidated mine, but most commonly called Consols or Great Consols was a metalliferous mine about a mile ESE of the village of St Day, Cornwall, England. Mainly active during the first half of the 19th century, its mining sett was about 600 yards north–south; and 2,700 yards east–west, to the east of Carhar… See more

    Geology

    The country rock at the mine was killas and the mine's main produce was copper, though small amounts of black tin, … See more

    History to 1800

    Although there had been mining in the area for over 400 years, Consolidated Mines was formed in 1782 by the amalgamation of a number of neighbouring mines including Wheal Girl, West Wheal Virgin, Wheal Virgin, … See more

    1800 onwards

    The Parys Mountain ore was mined out by about 1800, and the price of copper soon rose again, reaching a high of £138 per ton in 1805. Many new mines were started and existing mines restarted at this time. Despite thi… See more

    Consols & United Mines - Cornish Mine Images - History in Black and White
    Cornish Mine Images
    Today

    Today, the site is within area A6i (The Gwennap Mining District) of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site. Several of the shafts at the mine are still open, but covered with "Clwyd Caps", whi… See more

    See also

    • Poldice mine
    • Redruth and Chasewater Railway
    • Wheal Jane
    • Dolcoath mine
    • Devon Great Consols; name inspired by Consolidated's success.… See more

    Sources

    • Cornwall portal
    • Barton, D. B. (1966). The Cornish Beam Engine (New ed.). Truro: D. Bradford Barton Ltd.
    • Barton, D. B. (1968). Essays in Cornish Mining History, Volume 1. Truro: D. Bradford B… See more

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