Fowey Consols mine

The mines were worked by 6 steam engines and 17 waterwheels.

The mines were linked to the port at Par by a canal.

[1] It was one of the deepest, richest and most important copper mines in Cornwall.

In 1836, Lanescot mine was added to the Fowey Consols.

[3] Fowey Consols is the type locality for two minerals - Langite and Rhabdophane-(Ce), and a total of 34 valid minerals have been reported from the Consols.

South Fowey Consols Mine
A specimen of Langite