Wheal Jane
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Wheal Jane is a disused tin mine near Baldhu and Chacewater in West Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The area itself consisted of a large number of mines.
The Tailings Dam at Wheal Jane, from the air
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Ludlamite on Quartz, Wheal Jane mines
South Crofty
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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 mil
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…the surface processing facilities and ownership eventually passed to Rio Tinto Zinc. Like the remainder of Cornwall's tin mines (Geevor, Pendarves and South Crofty), it was dealt a body blow by the end of the International Tin Agreement in 1985 and the subsequent collapse of the world tin price. It never recovered…
New Cooks Kitchen Shaft
Old and New Cook's Kitchen Shafts headgear, 2007 photo
Chalcopyrite mineralization, from Cook's Kitchen Mine, Carn Brea and Tincroft United Mine
Robinson's 80" engine, South Crofty Mine