Lopwell Mine, Devon
Yelverton: grid reference SX474765
Lopwell Mine lies just under two miles southeast of Bere Alston on the banks of the River Tavy. It was an old silver-lead mine working the same lode as Wheal Maristow and Wood 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. There are no records of output.
Other nearby mines and their main ores
Maristow (approx. 0.5 km; SILVER-LEAD)
Lopes Mine (approx. 0.7 km; COPPER)
Wood Mine (approx. 0.9 km; SILVER-LEAD)
South Lady Bertha (approx. 3.0 km; COPPER)
Devon Wheal Buller (approx. 3.3 km; COPPER)
Tavy Consols (approx. 3.7 km; COPPER, TIN & ARSENIC)
Lady Bertha (approx. 3.7 km; COPPER, TIN, ARSENIC & ARSENOPYRITE)
East Lady Bertha (approx. 3.8 km; COPPER, PYRITE & Mispickel)
Lockridge Mine (approx. 4.0 km; LEAD, FLUORITE & SPHALERITE)
South Tamar (approx. 4.0 km; LEAD, SILVER & FLUORITE)
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