Black and white
Acc.no: PEZPH : 2016.50.591
Identification
Item: Gurnard's Head Mine, Cornwall.
Description: A photograph of the Old Mine Works at Gurnard's Head, also known as Wheal Treen. A copper mine which worked two intersecting lodes in metamorphosed killas. The workings are thought to go beneath the sea but there are no plans of the mine. The only record of output was from the year 1853, when 25 tons of 12% copper were mined (Source: Northern Mine Research Society). The mine was worked before 1821 (Source: www.cornishmineimages.co.uk) but fell into disuse in 1877.
Condition: Good
Description
Material: Photographic paper
Production
Method: Printed
Category: Photography
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