History
Mining The village was a notable mining area and was mined from the early 1720s. Wheal Raven Mine produced over 700 tons of copper ore in the 1760s and a little zinc ore, but hardly any tin. Facing stiff competition from other more successful mines in the area, the mine fell into difficulty and had to close. Attempts were made in 1793 and in 1805 to reopen it, and between 1810 and 1819 it reopened as Wheal Royal but was abandoned once again until the mining boom of 1824 when it reverted to its former name of Wheal Raven. they built an engine house with a 60-inch (later 65 then 70) pumping engine and a 10-foot stroke, enabling mining to reach a depth of 312 feet or 52 fathoms by April 1862. ==References==