Wheal Busy

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Q7991790




Wheal Busy, sometimes called Great Wheal Busy and in its early years known as Chacewater Mine, was a metalliferous mine halfway between Redruth and Truro in the Gwennap mining area of Cornwall, England. During the 18th century the mine produced enormous amounts of copper ore and was very wealthy, but from the later 19th century onwards was not profitable. Today the site of the mine is part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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tin mine, building complex, United Kingdom, 

  • National Heritage List for England page@
  • Grade II* listed building page@
  • Grade II listed park and garden page@
  • Grade II listed building page@
  • Grade I listed building page@
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Location: 50.2596, -5.1691, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • St Austel Restormel Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Cornwall, UK
  • Truro Cornwall County Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Cornwall
  • Truro Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
    British Cold War command centre in Cornwall
  • Consolidated Mines ⓘ
    zinc mine in Cornwall, England
  • Dolcoath mine ⓘ
    former copper and tin mine in Cornwall, England
  • Gravel Hill mine ⓘ
    Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, England
  • Great Condurrow Mine ⓘ
  • King Edward Mine ⓘ
    visitor centre and museum of the former King Edward Mine in Camborne, Cornwall
  • Penberthy Croft Mine ⓘ
    lead, copper and arsenic mine near Hayle, Cornwall, UK
  • Poldice Mine ⓘ
    metalliferous mine in southwest Cornwall, England
  • Rosemanowes Quarry ⓘ
    British granite quarry
  • South Terras mine ⓘ
    former uranium mine in Cornwall, England
  • South Wheal Frances Mine ⓘ
    former copper and tin mine in Cornwall, England
  • Wheal Alfred ⓘ
    tin and copper mine near Hayle, Cornwall, UK
  • Wheal Busy ⓘ
    former Cornish tin mine located on the Tregothnan Estate, ruins include the former forge, engine and boiler houses
  • Wheal Coates ⓘ
    former tin mine in Cornwall, England
  • Wheal Jane ⓘ
    disused tin mine in West Cornwall, England
  • Wheal Metal ⓘ
    tin mine in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Wheal Peevor ⓘ
    tin and copper mine in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Wheal Prosper Mine ⓘ
    mine in Breage, Cornwall, England
  • Wheal Trewavas ⓘ
    mine in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Wheal Vor ⓘ
    copper and tin mine in Cornwall, England
  • South Crofty ⓘ
    mine in Cornwall, UK
  • East Pool mine ⓘ
    mine in the United Kingdom
  • Poldark Mine ⓘ
    tin mine in Cornwall worked sometime between 1720 and 1780
  • Mount Wellington Tin Mine ⓘ
    mine in the United Kingdom
  • Cornish Mines and Engines ⓘ
    building in Cornwall, South West England, England, UK
  • Poldark Mine & Open Air Museum ⓘ
    museum in Helston, England, UK
  • Wheal Martyn ⓘ
    museum in Cornwall, England
  • Perran Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Redruth Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Sparnick Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Toldish Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
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Old mine buildings at Wheal BusyOld mine buildings at Wheal Busy
A Cornish Mining WalkA Cornish Mining Walk
A Cornish Mining WalkA Cornish Mining Walk
Brunton CalcinerBrunton Calciner
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Mining remains at Wheal BusyMining remains at Wheal Busy
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A Cornish Mining WalkA Cornish Mining Walk
Old Mine Buildings at Wheal BusyOld Mine Buildings at Wheal Busy
Flooded pit at Wheal Busy mineFlooded pit at Wheal Busy mine
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    linkpageNational Heritage List for England page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade II* listed building page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade II listed park and garden page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade II listed building page@Wikidata
    linkpageGrade I listed building page@Wikidata
    organisationorganisation1935Trevithick SocietyCornwall, mining, organization, industrial archaeologyWikidata
    sitebunkerSt Austel Restormel Borough Emergency CentreRestormel Borough Council, civil defense centerWikidata
    sitebunkerTruro Cornwall County Emergency CentreCornwall Council, civil defense centerWikidata
    sitebunkerTruro Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersRoyal Observer Corps, bunkerWikidata
    sitemineConsolidated Mineszinc mineWikidata
    sitemineDolcoath minetin mine, copper mineWikidata
    sitemineGravel Hill mineiron mineWikidata
    sitemineGreat Condurrow Minetin mine, copper mineWikidata
    sitemineKing Edward Minemine, mining museumWikidata
    siteminePenberthy Croft Minearsenic mine, lead mine, copper mineWikidata
    siteminePoldice Minearsenic mine, tin mine, copper mineWikidata
    sitemineRosemanowes QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineSouth Terras mineabandoned mine, Site of Special Scientific InterestWikidata
    sitemineSouth Wheal Frances Minetin mine, copper mineWikidata
    sitemineWheal Alfredcopper mine, lead mineWikidata
    sitemineWheal Busytin mine, building complexWikidata
    sitemineWheal Coatestin mineWikidata
    sitemineWheal Janetin mineWikidata
    sitemineWheal Metaltin mineWikidata
    sitemineWheal Peevorcopper mine, tin mineWikidata
    sitemineWheal Prosper Minetin mineWikidata
    sitemineWheal Trewavascopper mineWikidata
    sitemineWheal Vorcopper mine, tin mineWikidata
    sitemine1906South Croftytin mineWikidata
    sitemine1913East Pool minebusiness, mine, mining museum, National TrustWikidata
    sitemine1972Poldark Minetin mineWikidata
    sitemine1976Mount Wellington Tin Minetin mineWikidata
    sitemuseumCornish Mines and Enginesindustrial heritage site, mining museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1888Camborne School Of Mines Geological Museum And Art Galleryart gallery, mining museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1971Poldark Mine & Open Air Museummining museumWikidata
    sitemuseum1975Wheal Martynmining museum, university museum, country parkWikidata
    sitetunnelPerran Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelRedruth Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelSparnick Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelToldish Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    commonsimageOld mine buildings at Wheal Busy Commons
    commonsimageA Cornish Mining Walk Commons
    commonsimageA Cornish Mining Walk Commons
    commonsimageBrunton Calciner Commons
    commonsimageBrunton Calciner Commons
    commonsimageMining remains at Wheal Busy Commons
    commonsimageBrunton Calciner Commons
    commonsimageA Cornish Mining Walk Commons
    commonsimageOld Mine Buildings at Wheal Busy Commons
    commonsimageFlooded pit at Wheal Busy mine Commons
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