Great Wheal Vor United

Acquired the Wheal Metal sett in 1853 and worked it alongside the neighbouring Wheal Vor and Flow Mine as part of a single combined tin-mining operation, at its mid-1860s peak producing around a tenth of Cornwall's entire annual tin output.

Mines operated

MineRegionYears
Wheal Metal Cornwall 1853–1877

Record created: 2 September 2026 · Last researched: 2 September 2026

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