The collapse of the International Tin Council in 1986 was the end for Cornish and Devonian tin mining. The most recent mine in Devon to produce tin ore was Hemerdon Mine near Plympton in the 1980s. The last Cornish tin mine in production at South Crofty closed in 1998.

Tin was being worked in Cornwall and Devon up to 4000 years ago, and by mediaeval times, along with lead and wool, it was one to England’s main exports. From 1198 the Cornish tinners had royal protection for their activities and bodies called stannaries’ were established to oversee and regulate the mining, smelting and sale of tin.

A mine is a hole anywhere in the world with at least one Cornishman at the bottom of it! View our map of the Diaspora and see some of the places worldwide with Cornish mining connections. View Map of the Diaspora

Jun 20, 2018 · A mining engineer has completed a mammoth 25-year project to chart all the mine shafts and workings in Cornwall. Using computer modelling, Keith Russ, who works for …

The Viewer’s ‘Map Options’ tab (top right) enables the display of historic mapping with the Ordnance Survey First and Second Edition maps of c.1880 and c.1907 being particularly useful in identifying WHS Attributes. The ‘Map Options’ tab also …

Please download the PDF version of the World Heritage Site Diaspora Map to see locations across the globe where Cornish miners and Cornish mining technology travelled. This map features just some of the 175-plus destinations around the …

The Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site was inscribed in 2006. It encompasses nearly 20,000 hectares across Cornwall and West Devon and includes woodland, townscape, coast path and clifftop.

Gwennap Mining District (006i) with Devoran and Perran (006ii) and Kennall Vale (006iii) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland N50 13 60.00 W5 9 0.00 3,045 ha: 1215-007 ... The publication of the Nomination file, including the maps and names, does not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever of the World Heritage Committee ...

In fact, Cornwall and Devon provided most of the United Kingdom’s tin, copper and arsenic until the 20th century when it became uneconomic to continuing mining. Click here to see a map of where all the mines in the Old Cornish Mine series were.

Throughout the southern part of Cornwall there are many derelict buildings of tin and copper mines. The miners fought a constant battle against water and the tall engine houses were built to house giant pumps which worked non-stop to drain the …