East Wheal Robert Mine, Devon
Horrabridge: grid reference SX512707
East Wheal Robert is located almost two miles southeast of the village of Whitchurch near Tavistock. The Mine worked together with North Wheal Robert, nearby Sortridge Consols was not linked to them and operated as an independent concern. The chief lode worked on was Main Lode although there were several other numbered lodes on the sett.
Production records for North Wheal Robert, including East Wheal Robert state that between 1853 and 1866: 10,732 tons of 7.5% copper ore, between 1864-66: 84 tons of black tin and also 2 tons of 75% lead ore in 1866 were raised.
Other nearby mines and their main ores
Wheal Franco (approx. 0.9 km; COPPER)
East Wheal George (approx. 1.3 km; COPPER)
Walkhampton Consols (approx. 1.3 km)
Willsworthy Mine (approx. 1.5 km; COPPER, SILVER & COBALT)
Furzehill (approx. 1.5 km; LEAD, SILVER, TIN & FLUORSPAR)
Walkham United (approx. 2.3 km; COPPER & TIN)
Walkham and Poldice (approx. 2.3 km; COPPER, LEAD & TIN)
Sortridge and Bedford (approx. 2.8 km; COPPER & TIN)
Surprise (approx. 3.5 km; COPPER)
Rixhill and Anderton Mines (approx. 3.6 km; TIN)
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