Wood Mine Mine, Devon
Yelverton: grid reference SX477066
It was an old silver-lead mine working the same lode as Wheal Maristow and Lopwell Mine. There is some confusion amongst mining historians as to the exact location of this mine all that is known is that it existed in the locality of Maristow House southwest of Yelverton.
Other nearby mines and their main ores
Lopwell (approx. 0.9 km; SILVER-LEAD)
Maristow (approx. 1.3 km; SILVER-LEAD)
Lopes Mine (approx. 1.6 km; COPPER)
South Lady Bertha (approx. 2.1 km; COPPER)
Devon Wheal Buller (approx. 2.7 km; COPPER)
Tavy Consols (approx. 2.8 km; COPPER, TIN & ARSENIC)
Lady Bertha (approx. 2.9 km; COPPER, TIN, ARSENIC & ARSENOPYRITE)
East Lady Bertha (approx. 2.9 km; COPPER, PYRITE & Mispickel)
Little Duke Mine (approx. 3.4 km; Output)
Virtuous Lady (approx. 3.7 km; COPPER, TIN & PYRITE)
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