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35mm images of South Caradon mine in the 1980s can be viewed here

South Caradon Mine

South Caradon Mine is located on the south west slope of Caradon Hill. The mine was in operation between 1837 and 1885 during which time it produced 217,820 tons of copper.

It was a large mine in the East of the sett lies Kittow’s shaft, which contained a man-engine, the remnants of the structure still exist by the shaft burrow.

In the central part lie Holman’s shaft and Rule’s shaft where significant Engine house and tips remain.

A tunnel exists through the mine tip but this has now collapsed at one end.
In the west of the sett are significant remains at Jope’s, Pearce’s and Engine Shaft.

The engine house at Jope’s being particularly well preserved. The area abounds in remains of buildings, shafts and burrows and also has significant earthworks associated with Liskeard and Caradon Railway and connecting tramways.

The Historic England entry for this important mining heritage site can be accessed via this link: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1020614
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  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    View to the South Caradon Mine dressing floors from the Crow's Nest road. The 30 inch stamps engine house is in the centre of the photograph.

  • Liskeard and Caradon Railway: South Caradon - September 13, 2023

    Liskeard and Caradon Railway: South Caradon - September 13, 2023

    Foundations of a building at the Crow's Nest Junction. It may belong to the mine and might be an assay office for ore despatched by rail or it could be a railway office. An old 1930s photo shows it standing outside of the railway fence line which suggests it might belong to South Caradon Mine.

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Stack which served the 30 inch stamps engine house on the South Caradon Mine dressing floors.

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Dressing floors area

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Stack which served the 30 inch stamps engine house on the South Caradon Mine dressing floors. The stack and dumps to the left are those of West Caradon Mine.

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Stack which served the 30 inch stamps engine house on the South Caradon Mine dressing floors. The stack and dumps to the left are those of West Caradon Mine.

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Stack which served the 30 inch stamps engine house on the South Caradon Mine dressing floors.

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Jope's Shaft Engine House. Grade II Listed. This was built in the 1850's to house a Sim's Compound Pumping Engine which was replaced by a 60 inch Cornish engine in 1862

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Jope's Shaft Engine House. Grade II Listed. This was built in the 1850's to house a Sim's Compound Pumping Engine which was replaced by a 60 inch Cornish engine in 1862

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Jope's Shaft boiler house.

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    The collpased collar of Jope's Shaft

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Boiler house showing the twin boiler mountings.

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Jope's Shaft Engine House. Grade II Listed. Boiler House and stack. This was built in the 1850's to house a Sim's Compound Pumping Engine which was replaced by a 60 inch Cornish engine in 1862

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Boiler house annex - coal store?

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Jopes Shaft boiler house south wall.

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Blance Box foundation at Jope's Shaft

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    View to Jope's Shaft from the south. The engine house is heavily overgrown whne viewed from this direction.

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Jope's Shaft Engine House. Grade II Listed. Window detail - not evidence of feather and tare splitting This was built in the 1850's to house a Sim's Compound Pumping Engine which was replaced by a 60 inch Cornish engine in 1862

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Jope's Shaft - rear of engine house

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Jope's Shaft Engine House. Grade II Listed. Cylinder bed stone This was built in the 1850's to house a Sim's Compound Pumping Engine which was replaced by a 60 inch Cornish engine in 1862

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Jope's Shaft Engine House. Grade II Listed. View through the plug door with the cylinder bed stone visible. This was built in the 1850's to house a Sim's Compound Pumping Engine which was replaced by a 60 inch Cornish engine in 1862

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Stack which served the 30 inch stamps engine house on the South Caradon Mine dressing floors. The stack and dumps to the left are those of West Caradon Mine.

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Jope's Shaft Engine House. Grade II Listed. This was built in the 1850's to house a Sim's Compound Pumping Engine which was replaced by a 60 inch Cornish engine in 1862

  • South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    South Caradon Mine, Caradon Hill, Cornwall - September 13, 2023

    Stack which served the 30 inch stamps engine house on the South Caradon Mine dressing floors. The stack and dumps to the left are those of West Caradon Mine.

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