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Wheal Agar
This mine was situated in the
parish of Illogan between Camborne and Redruth in the central
mining district of Cornwall. In the 1850's it was essentially a
copper mine with a small production of tin, and had a pay roll of
40 to 60 men, women and boys. It did not have the good fortunes
of its its rich neighbour, East Pool, which eventually took it
over in 1897 trading under the name of East Pool and Agar Ltd.
The pages in this web site
summarise the work that went on both underground and on surface
during the life of the Cost Book from October 1855 until November
1859.
In total the shaft sinking and
tunnelling by hand boring amounted to 2,067 metres.
The cost in running the mine
for four years to produce a small amount of copper ore and tin
concentrate was £20,876. |
