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Troon, Cornwall
Coordinates: 50°12′N 5°17′W / 50.20°N 5.28°W
Troon (Cornish: Trewoon) is a village in west Cornwall, England. Troon is situated 1.5 miles (2.4 km) south-east of Camborne; the village lies at around 560 feet (170 m) above sea level. An electoral ward named Troon and Beacon exists. This stretches north from Troon to the outskirts of Camborne. The population at the 2011 census was 5,410.
There were once important copper and tin mines near Troon, including the Grenville Mines. Wheal Grenville began to be worked in the 1820s though it was not productive until the 1850s, at which time the South and East mines were worked independently. In 1906 these mines were united with South Condurrow to form the Grenville United Mines and continued until 1920. Polgine,mine Troon which closed in 1827 to reopen again between 1835-9. all trace of the mine has now disappeared The mineral Condurrite is a compound mineral named after the Great Condurrow Mine at Troon.
The King Edward Mine is still situated on the outskirts of the village on the Carn Brea Road. It has a museum and can still be visited.
