Higher Chimney, Prince of Wales Mine, Harrow Barrow, East Cornwall, UK
N 50° 30.806 W 004° 15.424
30U E 410874 N 5596473
A mine chimney in East Cornwall.
Waymark Code: WM7D12
Location: United Kingdom
Date Posted: 10/07/2009
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This is the higher of two chimneys I saw when visiting this old mine, the area has been cleared of vegetation and restored for future generations.
The Prince of Wales Mine dropped to a depth of 193 fathoms below surface, for a length of about 200 fathoms. 10 different minerals were found in the mine, the largest being tin ore of which 18000 tons were extracted.
The first reference found for this mine was in 1580, the mine was worked on and off until 1914.
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