Wheal Vor

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Wheal Vor was a metalliferous mine about 2 miles (3.2 km) north west of Helston and 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Breage in the west of Cornwall, England, UK. It is considered to be part of the Mount's Bay mining district. Until the mid-19th century the mine was known for its willingness to try out new innovations. Although very rich in copper and tin ores, the mine never lived up to its expectations. During the later part of the 19th century it had several periods of closure, with an attempt to reopen it in the 1960s which was not successful mainly because of bureaucracy. Today the site is part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape.

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tin mine, copper mine, United Kingdom, 

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  • Truro Cornwall County Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Cornwall
  • Truro Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
    British Cold War command centre in Cornwall
  • Funnel Hole ⓘ
    cave and blowhole in St Levan, Cornwall, England, UK
  • Cape Cornwall Mine ⓘ
    tin mine in Cornwall, United Kingdom
  • Carn Galver Mine ⓘ
    ruins of former tin mine located near Porthmeor, Cornwall
  • Consolidated Mines ⓘ
    zinc mine in Cornwall, England
  • Dolcoath mine ⓘ
    former copper and tin mine in Cornwall, England
  • Geevor Tin Mine ⓘ
    tin mining museum in Cornwall, England, UK
  • Great Condurrow Mine ⓘ
  • King Edward Mine ⓘ
    visitor centre and museum of the former King Edward Mine in Camborne, Cornwall
  • Levant Mine and Beam Engine ⓘ
    Cornish mining museum
  • 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 Wheal Frances Mine ⓘ
    former copper and tin mine in Cornwall, England
  • Tin mine calciner at Botallack Mine ⓘ
    mine in St Just, United Kingdom
  • 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 Owles ⓘ
    tin mine in St Just, Cornwall, United Kingdom
  • 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
  • Perran Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Redruth Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Sparnick Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
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    linkpageAkademi Kernewek's Place Names page@Wikidata
    organisationorganisation1935Trevithick SocietyCornwall, mining, organization, industrial archaeologyWikidata
    sitebunkerTruro Cornwall County Emergency CentreCornwall Council, civil defense centerWikidata
    sitebunkerTruro Royal Observer Corps Group HeadquartersRoyal Observer Corps, bunkerWikidata
    sitecaveFunnel Holeblowhole, caveWikidata
    sitemineCape Cornwall Minetin mine, human settlementWikidata
    sitemineCarn Galver Minetin mine, historic siteWikidata
    sitemineConsolidated Mineszinc mineWikidata
    sitemineDolcoath minetin mine, copper mineWikidata
    sitemineGeevor Tin Mineindependent museum, tin mine, mining museum, tourist attractionWikidata
    sitemineGreat Condurrow Minetin mine, copper mineWikidata
    sitemineKing Edward Minemine, mining museumWikidata
    sitemineLevant Mine and Beam Enginecopper mine, tin mine, mining museum, National TrustWikidata
    siteminePenberthy Croft Minearsenic mine, lead mine, copper mineWikidata
    siteminePoldice Minearsenic mine, tin mine, copper mineWikidata
    sitemineRosemanowes QuarryquarryWikidata
    sitemineSouth Wheal Frances Minetin mine, copper mineWikidata
    sitemineTin mine calciner at Botallack Minetin mineWikidata
    sitemineWheal Alfredcopper mine, lead mineWikidata
    sitemineWheal Busytin mine, building complexWikidata
    sitemineWheal Coatestin mineWikidata
    sitemineWheal Janetin mineWikidata
    sitemineWheal Metaltin mineWikidata
    sitemineWheal Owlestin 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
    sitetunnelPerran Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelRedruth Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelSparnick Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
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