They were owned by wealthy Cornishman, Joseph Treffry.
The mines were worked by 6 steam engines and 17 waterwheels.
[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.