Drakewalls Mine
Drakewalls Mine is an historic mine which dates back to the 11th Century.
Worked from: 11th Century to 1905 (also 1909-10), with periods of closure.
Producing: Mainly tin, also some copper, wolfram, arsenic, molybdenum, lead, & silver, originally from a long "gunnis" or open cutting.
Ownership:
1847 - Company Chairman, Percival Norton Johnson (also with interests in Johnson Matthey)
1860 Drakewalls Mining Co.
1877 Drakewalls Mining Co.
1878-1882 Drakewalls Tin & Copper Mining Co.
1883 Drakewalls United Tin & Copper Mining Co
1884-1890 Drakewalls Tin & Copper Mining Co.
1891-1898 Drakewalls Mining Co.Ltd.
1897-98 In Liquidation
1901 John Taylor & Sons
1902-1904 Drakewalls Ltd.
1906-1913 British Mining & Metal Co.Ltd.
Read MoreWorked from: 11th Century to 1905 (also 1909-10), with periods of closure.
Producing: Mainly tin, also some copper, wolfram, arsenic, molybdenum, lead, & silver, originally from a long "gunnis" or open cutting.
Ownership:
1847 - Company Chairman, Percival Norton Johnson (also with interests in Johnson Matthey)
1860 Drakewalls Mining Co.
1877 Drakewalls Mining Co.
1878-1882 Drakewalls Tin & Copper Mining Co.
1883 Drakewalls United Tin & Copper Mining Co
1884-1890 Drakewalls Tin & Copper Mining Co.
1891-1898 Drakewalls Mining Co.Ltd.
1897-98 In Liquidation
1901 John Taylor & Sons
1902-1904 Drakewalls Ltd.
1906-1913 British Mining & Metal Co.Ltd.
