Wheal Peevor
The engine houses at Wheal Peevor | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location | Redruth |
| County | Cornwall |
| Country | England |
| Coordinates | 50°15′12″N 5°13′00″W / 50.253258°N 5.216692°W |
| Production | |
| Products | Copper and Tin |
| History | |
| Opened | 1701 (approx) |
| Closed | 1889 |
Wheal Peevor was a metalliferous mine located on North Downs about 1.5 miles north-east of Redruth, Cornwall, England. The first mining sett was granted here in around 1701 on land owned by the St Aubyn family. It was originally mined at shallow depths for copper, but when the price for that metal slumped after 1788, the mine was able to change to mining tin ore, which was found deeper down. In the late 18th century Wheal Peevor had the advantage of being drained by the Great County Adit which was around 100 metres deep here. The mine covered only 12 acres (4.8 ha) but had rich tin lodes. In addition to tin and copper, pyrite was also mined here between 1872 and 1887.