Walkham and Poldice Mine, Devon
Tavistock: grid reference SX492707
Walkham and Poldice is an old copper, tin and lead mine near to Grenofen Bridge in Sticklepath Woods just over a mile southwest of Whitchurch, Tavistock. The mine worked Copper Lode and Lead Lode from Engine Shaft and Air Shaft producing 5 tons of 65% lead along with 1 ton of black tin in 1865 and 25 tons of 4.5% copper ore in 1866.
Other nearby mines and their main ores
Walkham United (approx. 0.1 km; COPPER & TIN)
Sortridge and Bedford (approx. 0.4 km; COPPER & TIN)
Wheal Franco (approx. 1.7 km; COPPER)
Rixhill and Anderton Mines (approx. 1.9 km; TIN)
Virtuous Lady (approx. 2.1 km; COPPER, TIN & PYRITE)
East Lady Bertha (approx. 2.3 km; COPPER, PYRITE & Mispickel)
Sortridge Consols (approx. 2.3 km; COPPER, Tin & Arsenic)
North Wheal Robert (approx. 2.3 km; COPPER, TIN & LEAD)
East Wheal Robert (approx. 2.3 km; COPPER, TIN & LEAD)
Little Duke Mine (approx. 2.4 km; Output)
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