	West Wheal Frances (Metalliferous)	Index	West Wheal Frances (Metalliferous)

West Wheal Frances (Metalliferous)

Location:	Illogan 9½ miles [15 km] WSW of Truro
Map Ref:	(Sheet 203 Land's End and Isles of Scilly) SW673392, 50° 12' 23" N, 5° 15' 42" W
Opened:
Closed:
Owners:	West Wheal Frances Mining Co.
Output:	1883 - Tin.
	1885 - Tin.
	1887 - Tin.
	1894 - Tin ore.
	1896 - Tin Ore.
Employment:	1883 - 167 (72 below, 95 surface)
	1885 - 254 (134 below, 120 surface)
	1887 - 290 (132 below, 158 surface)
	1894 - 279 (130 below, 149 surface)
	1896 - 126 (52 below, 74 surface)
Notes:	Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete!

Description

Disasters (5 or more killed)

None found.

Names of those killed at this colliery

Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!

						Hill, Frank, 16 Feb 1889, Miner, The man was engaged in stoping at the 140 fathom level and while standing on the foot wall preparing to pitch a hole a rock from the hanging wall about five feet above fell on his left ankle and foot causing a compound fracture of the same. The accident was not considered dangerous and for a time all continued to progress favourably towards recovery but at the end of a week he died of lock-jaw
						Ivey, John, 17 May 1892, aged 39, Miner, Fall of ground on returning after blasting
						Martin, William, 04 Nov 1893, aged 55, Miner, Crushed in the shaft between the (skip) runner and the engine or pump rod about 15 fathoms above the 180-fathom level. He apparently had no business to go there. This indicates the necessity for increased discipline and supervision
						O'Brian, Daniel, 11 Jan 1875, aged 12, Miner, Drowned in the botton of a shaft, having "ridden" down in the skip against orders [More information ...]
						Parkins, W. H., 17 Mar 1893, aged 20, Miner, Fall of ground from the hanging wall. The survivors allege they tried it with it a sledge a few minutes before
						Thomas, James, 30 Nov 1875, aged 46, Miner, Fall of a borer on his head as he was descending the shaft [More information ...]

						6 names found

If you know of any fatalities missing from the above list then please contact us with the details and we will add them to our database.

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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)

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Credits

Sources:

1875 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1499), Cornwall, Devonshire, and part of Somersetshire District by Dr. C. Le Neve Foster, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1889 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6015), Cornwall and Devon District (No. 14) by Archibald E. Pinching, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1892 Mines Inspectors Report (C 6986), South Western District (No. 12) by Joseph S. Martin, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
1894 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department
1896 List of Mines - Government report from the Mines Department, also available online at Peak District Mines Historical Society Ltd
Mineral Statistics for 1883 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4058), published in 1884 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
Mineral Statistics for 1885 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 4771), published in 1886 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
Mineral Statistics for 1887 - Government report from the Mines Department (C 5464), published in 1888 — includes List of Mines and Mineral Works
OS Grid Reference from Adit Now website