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Mining in Cornwall and Devon, in the southwest of Britain, is thought to have begun in the early-middle Bronze Age with the exploitation of cassiterite. [1] Tin, and later copper, were the most commonly extracted metals. Some tin mining continued long after the mining of other metals had become unprofitable, but ended in the late 20th century.
The mine closed in 1895 as a result of falling tin and copper prices. [ 2 ] The mining developments around Botallack form part of the St Just mining district's successful inclusion in the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site , which was inscribed in July 2006.
Mulberry Downs Quarry is a disused opencast tin mine in Cornwall, EnglandToday the site is described as a 'chasm' being a steep or sheer-sided pit 700 foot (210 m) long and up to 100 foot (30 m) deep, and the quarry and immediate surroundings are heavily wooded.
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. Evidence of mining activity in South Crofty has been dated back to 1592, with ...
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] It is an important part of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape and was recognised by UNESCO in 2006.
From 1853, when the first dividend on tin was paid, the mine produced over 100,000 tons of black tin. This was far in excess of the production of any other mine in Cornwall. [ 4 ] In 1896 the mine was yielding 80 pounds of black tin per ton of rock lifted, but this gradually declined to 30 pounds by 1915 which level was maintained until the ...
Tin mining in Cornwall can be traced back to medieval times and much earlier still; the tin was usually obtained from stream sediments or from freshly mined ore using open cast techniques. [5] In the sixteenth century through to the eighteenth this was mostly carried out part-time by a land occupier and his family, or tenants, to supplement an ...
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