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Wheal Uny (Metalliferous)
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| Location: | Redruth 8 miles [13 km] WSW of Truro |
| Map Ref: | (Sheet 203 Land's End and Isles of Scilly) SW694409, 50° 13' 21" N, 5° 14' 0" W |
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| Owners: | Wheal Uny Mining Co. |
| Output: | 1883 - Tin. |
| 1885 - Tin. | |
| 1887 - Tin. | |
| Employment: | 1883 - 236 (93 below, 143 surface) |
| 1885 - 179 (75 below, 104 surface) | |
| 1887 - 98 (35 below, 63 surface) | |
| Notes: | Current Status - Page under construction! and is far, far from complete! |
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Description
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Disasters (5 or more killed)
None found.
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Names of those killed at this colliery
Please note that this collection of names is by no means complete!
 | Job, John, 16 May 1891, aged 62, Labourer, Deceased had a water course launder 20 feet above the surface in front of the engine house to attend to. In order to reach it he had to ascend a ladder for the purpose. The engineman who knew that he had been engaged about that work found him at the foot | |||||
| Keast, Richard, 10 Oct 1873, aged 67, Lander, Blow from the surge of a wire rope. The deceased and another man were going to change the socket of a wire rope used for drawing up the skip ; they had lashed the wire rope to one chain, but not to the second, and were unwinding the rope from the cage previous to cutting it ; the lashing suddenly slipped, the skip went down the shaft drawing the rope taut ; the surge of the slack knocked both the men over and both were injured, Keast mortally | |||||
| Kent, James, 12 Aug 1891, aged 19, Miner, Was working on tribute in the back of the 203 level. While taking down a rock it slipped and caught deceased against the foot wall killing him instantly. The ground which came away was sounded by Kent and considered safe before he started work | |||||
| Perryman, William, 08 Jan 1878, aged 40, Miner, Unexpected fall of ground | |||||
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Collieries and Pits within 5 miles (8km)
a simulated map showing the immediate vicinity of Wheal Uny (Metalliferous)
list of collieries/pits etc. near to Wheal Uny (Metalliferous)
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Credits
Sources:
- 1873 Mines Inspectors Report (C. 1056), Cornwall, Devonshire, and part of Somersetshire District by Dr. C. Le Neve Foster, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 1878 Mines Inspectors Report (C 2321), Devon and Cornwall District by Dr. C. Le Neve Foster, H.M. Inspector of Mines Where to find this report
- 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
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