West Phoenix Mine
It is thought that underground mining took place here during the 1830s, initially using shallow shafts connected to drainage adits (near-horizontal tunnels) that emptied into the river valley. As mining extended below the level that could be drained though gravity, horse power was initially used to pump out the mine and then a small steam engine. In the 1870s, new engine houses were built to work the mine on a larger scale for copper as well as tin. The engine houses were destroyed in a military exercise in the 1950s.
On walks
- Minions and the Cheesewring (3.8 mile walk)
Get the iWalkCornwall app
Download the app and use it to explore the walks and to purchase a guided route.
The app will direct you to the start of the walk via satnav.
The app guides you around the walk using GPS, removing any worries about getting lost.
The walk route is described with detailed, regularly-updated, hand-written directions.
Each time there is a new direction to follow, the app will beep to remind you, and will warn you if you go off-route.
A map shows the route, where you are at all times and even which way you are facing.
Each walk is packed with information about the history and nature along the route, from over a decade of research than spans more than 3,000 topics.
Once a walk is downloaded, the app doesn't need a phone or wifi signal during the walk.
The app counts down distance to the next direction and estimates time remaining based on your personal walking speed.
We keep the directions continually updated for changes to the paths/landmarks - the price for a walk includes ongoing free updates.
