A View of

South Caradon Mine

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West Caradon Mine lodes 

 
 
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The copper that provided so much wealth for South Caradon mine lay in lodes that crossed into the West Caradon Sett. West Caradon Mine struck rich deposits within these lodes, and for several years its output was greater than its famous neighbour.

Part of the Geological Map of the Caradon and Ludcott mining District

By Brenton Symons.Published 1863 : Reproduced courtesy of Liskeard Library 

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This map shows the layout of the main lodes within the West Caradon Sett and is portion of a Geological Map of the Caradon and Ludcott mining District produced in 1863. Because the Kilmar Junction Railway has still to be built the Gonamena incline plain of the LCR was still in use.
The Geology 
West Caradon's sett lies within the Bodmin Moor granite with the killas boundary found just to the south (close north of Crows Nest Village). The map shows lodes  in red and cross courses in grey, An east-west trend to the lodes  is clearly visible, a feature common to copper and tin lodes in Cornwall outside of Penwith. The lodes all underlie to the north and two northerly cross-courses are shown running across the sett, the easterly one causing some heaving of the lodes. 

This Map is now available as an interactive CD-ROM titled "The Liskeard Mining Area 1863". Price £6 from the Bookshop, The Parade Liskeard, online and mail order.

Click for other extracts from the map: Caradon Hill   South Caradon East Caradon 

The Lodes 
As shown in the above map
Taylors
Gilpins
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Geralds
Vivians North
Menadue
Vivians South
Main
Jopes
 

On many mine sites in Cornwall dangers may still exist, many hidden.  

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