Sections through the Great Flat Lode at South Condurrow/Wheal Granville, West Wheal Basset, South Wheal Frances and Wheal Uny
The Great Flat Lode lies under the southern granite slopes of Carn Brea and so named because the tin-bearing rock was at an unusually shallow gradient of about 10 degrees to the horizontal. In other parts of Cornwall mineral bearing lodes lie at between 60 and 90 degrees to the horizontal. "Lode" is a mining term for a mineral vein. Its small gradient allowed for optimal location of the mines. The minerals were accessed by the South Condurrow Mine (later renamed King Edward Mine and used by the Camborne School of Mines), Wheal Grenville, South Wheal Frances Mine and the Bassett Mines. The mines were started to obtain copper ore but at greater depths tin was obtained.[1]
Many of the mines amalgamated and continued production until the First World War.
Acton, Bob - Exploring Cornwall's Tramway Trails, vol. 1: Great Flat Lode Trail, 1996, reprinted 2001, ISBN978-1-873443-41-5
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The Wheal Buller Project tells the story of the Count House and of Old Wheal Buller Mine which overlooks the Great Flat Lode Trail
January 01, 1970
great, flat, lode, mineral, bearing, body, rock, under, southern, granite, slopes, carn, brea, south, camborne, west, cornwall, ruined, engine, houses, contents, mining, trail, references, further, reading, external, linksmining, edit, nbsp, sections, through,. The Great Flat Lode is a mineral bearing body of rock under the southern granite slopes of Carn Brea south of Camborne in west Cornwall UK Ruined engine houses on the Great Flat Lode Contents 1 Mining 2 Trail 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksMining edit nbsp Sections through the Great Flat Lode at South Condurrow Wheal Granville West Wheal Basset South Wheal Frances and Wheal Uny The Great Flat Lode lies under the southern granite slopes of Carn Brea and so named because the tin bearing rock was at an unusually shallow gradient of about 10 degrees to the horizontal In other parts of Cornwall mineral bearing lodes lie at between 60 and 90 degrees to the horizontal Lode is a mining term for a mineral vein Its small gradient allowed for optimal location of the mines The minerals were accessed by the South Condurrow Mine later renamed King Edward Mine and used by the Camborne School of Mines Wheal Grenville South Wheal Frances Mine and the Bassett Mines The mines were started to obtain copper ore but at greater depths tin was obtained 1 Many of the mines amalgamated and continued production until the First World War Trail edit nbsp Gateway on the Great Flat Lode Trail The Great Flat Lode Trail a 12 km 7 5 mi long circular trail around Carn Brea 50 13 18 N 5 14 48 W 50 22179 N 5 24673 W 50 22179 5 24673 is one of Cornwall s Mineral Tramway Trails References editFootnotes Trounson 1980 p 1 Bibliography Trounson J H 1980 Mining in Cornwall vol One Ashbourne Moorland ISBN 0903485 79 6Further reading edit nbsp Cornwall portal Acton Bob Exploring Cornwall s Tramway Trails vol 1 Great Flat Lode Trail 1996 reprinted 2001 ISBN 978 1 873443 41 5External links editThe Wheal Buller Project tells the story of the Count House and of Old Wheal Buller Mine which overlooks the Great Flat Lode Trail Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Great Flat Lode amp oldid 1208166060, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
