South Wheal Frances
The area around South Wheal Frances has been worked from the 1700s. A lease was granted in 1834 by Lady Frances Basset (hence the name Wheal Frances) and by 1891 miners had extracted 68,000 tons of copper ore and nearly 7,000 tons of tin ore.
On walks
- Carn Brea and the Great Flat Lode (5.9 mile walk)