Wheal Tolvan

Botallack Mine, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall, England, UK

Wheal Tolvan is one of the shafts/mines that make up the combined Botallack Mine.

 

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Wheal Tolvan was worked for copper, and produced specimens of native copper wires resembling filigree.

Wheal Tolvan is sometimes known as Wheal Tolvaen.

 

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