Cornish Lead Mining.- Wheal Golden Mine Company (of Perranzabuloe, Cornwall, fl. 1829-55) Copy of Deed of Regulation of the Wheal Golden Mine Company, copy manuscript agreements by James George, of St. Agnes, miner, and Edward Williams of Plymouth Dock and others, title and 26pp. excluding blanks, central folds, browned, original marbled wrappers, rubbed, folio, 1829.

⁂ The Golden Wheal Mine Company was started in the last years of the reign of George III. By 1822 Wheal Golden had its own smelting house, but in 1824 the 58 ins. cylinder engine and materials were put up for sale. A new company styled Wheal Golden Consols was formed in 1848, which included Penhale Mine. By 1851 the mine was producing more ore then ever and new machinery was installed. A ship was also acquired to discharge and take in cargo at Holywell Beach, an apparent landing bay being still visible on the cliff slope immediately north of the site of the engine shaft. This working ceased about 1855. A military camp was built in the area during the Second World War and all the mine buildings were destroyed, including the castellated stack.