New Consols (Wheal Martha)

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The name Wheal Martha dates from a reworking which commenced in 1844, looking for deep tin beneath shallow copper deposits.  The mine closed in 1848 and reopened in 1851 but only worked sporadically for a few years.  Another unsuccessful attempt, under the name New Consols, commenced a few years later.  The dumps were worked after World War I and work in this now peaceful part of Cornwall did not cease until 1954.