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Copper mines
Mine
Region
Worked
Alderley Edge Mines
Cheshire
Bronze Age–1926
Botallack Mine
Cornwall
1500s–1895
Bradda Head Mines
Isle of Man
Bronze Age–1904
Carrock Fell Mine
Cumbria
1854–1981
Cligga Head
Cornwall
pre-1825–1945
Clogau Gold Mine
Gwynedd
1854–1998
Coniston Copper Mines
Cumbria
1590s–early 20th century (residual activity to 1956)
Consolidated Mines
Cornwall
1782–1870
Cwmystwyth Mines
Ceredigion
Bronze Age–1950
Devon Great Consols
Devon
1844–1903
Dolcoath Mine
Cornwall
1720s–1920
Dylife
Powys
1640–1901
East Pool Mine
Cornwall
1698–1945
Ecton Copper Mines
Staffordshire
Bronze Age–1891
Esgair Hir and Esgair Fraith Mines
Powys
1691–1904
Geevor Tin Mine
Cornwall
1911–1990
Great Laxey Mine
Isle of Man
1780s–1929
Great Orme Copper Mines
Conwy
c. 1700 BC (prehistoric); reworked from the late 17th century–c. 600 BC (main prehistoric phase tailed off); worked again into the 19th century
Levant Mine
Cornwall
1787–1930
Parys Mountain
Anglesey
Bronze Age–1904
South Crofty
Cornwall
1592–1998
Sygun Copper Mine
Gwynedd
18th century–1903
Tomnadashan Copper Mine
Perth and Kinross
1842–1862
Wanlockhead
Dumfries and Galloway
13th century–1934
Wheal Coates
Cornwall
1802–1914
Wheal Jane
Cornwall
1861–1991
Wheal Owles
Cornwall
c. 1830 (undated earlier workings on the site predate this)–1893