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Map of Europe based on Strabo's geography, showing the Cassiterides just off the northwest tip of Iberia An example of the characteristic pattern of parallel ridges and scarp left by tin-streaming, east of Fox Tor, Dartmoor Tinner's leat in Trevelloe woods, Cornwall. Mining in Cornwall has existed from the early Bronze Age Britain around 2000 ...
South Crofty is a metalliferous tin and copper mine located in the village of Pool, Cornwall, England.An ancient mine, it has seen production for over 400 years, and extends almost two and a half miles across and 3,000 feet (910 m) down and has mined over 40 lodes.
Through the commitment of the local community and local bodies, notably Cornwall County Council and Pendeen Community Heritage, the site has remained accessible to the public. Geevor Tin Mine is now a museum and heritage centre, covering an area of 67 acres (270,000 m 2 ) which makes it the largest preserved tin mining site in Great Britain. [ 2 ]
East Pool mine (later known as East Pool and Agar mine), was a metalliferous mine in the Camborne and Redruth mining area, just east of the village of Pool in Cornwall.Worked from the early 18th century until 1945, first for copper and later tin, it was very profitable for much of its life.
The Ding Dong mines lie in an old and extensive mining area in the parish of Madron, in Penwith, Cornwall. They are about two miles north east of the St Just to Penzance road and look over Mount's Bay and St Michael's Mount to the south west. Since 2006 the site has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site, part of Cornwall and West Devon Mining ...
Pages in category "Mining in Cornwall" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Botallack Mine (Cornish: Bostalek) [citation needed] is a former mine in Botallack in the west of Cornwall, UK. Since 2006 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site – Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape.
Levant Mine and Beam Engine is a National Trust property at Trewellard, Pendeen, near St Just, Cornwall, England, UK.Its main attraction is that it has the world's only Cornish beam engine still operated by steam on its original site.