Treburgett Explained

Treburgett is a hamlet in the parish of St Teath, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.[1]

Treburgett Mine was a lead and silver mine about 1 km south-west of St Teath Churchtown. In 1881 it was reported, in The Cornishman newspaper, that the old mine was to be restarted, with 60,000 £1 shares.[2] Between 1871 and 1881, of 75% lead ore and of silver ore was extracted. Also mined was 44 tons of zinc ore, 120 tons of pyrite and 62 tons of iron ore, as well as carminate (a lead iron arsenic mineral), galena, lead sulphide, limonite, siderite (iron carbonate) and zinc sulphide.[3]

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50.5822°N -4.7485°W

Notes and References

  1. OS Explorer 109 Bodmin Moor. 2015. Ordnance Survey. Southampton. 978 0 319 24311 4.
  2. News: Mining. The Cornishman. 143. 7 April 1881. 5.
  3. Web site: Treburgett Mine, Cornwall. Cornwall in focus. 24 October 2017.