page_title: Mining in Cornwall and Devon
hierarchical_section_title: Mining in Cornwall and Devon
caption_attribution_description: English: This is a photo of a ruined Cornish tin mine that I took in 1977. I was inordinately proud of this photograph. I had saved my pocket-money for months to buy a camera and this was one of the first photographs I ever took with it. Nice, isn't it? --GrahamN 18:08 Jan 27, 2003 (UTC) Yes it's very nice. You don't have a higher resolution version of it do you? Then it would be even nicer! - CharlesC 23:25, 31 August 2006 (UTC) Second the motion. 68.39.174.238 08:42, 6 January 2007 (UTC)
context_page_description: Mining in Cornwall and Devon, in the southwest of England, began in the early Bronze Age, around 2150 BC, and ended with the closure of South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall in 1998. Tin, and later copper, were the most commonly extracted metals. Some tin mining continued long after the mining of other metals had become unprofitable.
  Historically, tin and copper as well as a few other metals have been mined in Cornwall and Devon. As of 2007 there are no active metalliferous mines remaining. However, tin deposits still exist in Cornwall, and there has been talk of reopening the South Crofty tin mine. In addition, work has begun on re-opening the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in south-west Devon. In view of the economic importance of mines and quarries, geological studies have been conducted; about forty distinct minerals have been identified from type localities in Cornwall. Quarrying of the igneous and metamorphic rocks has also been a significant industry. In the 20th century the extraction of kaolin was important economically.
context_section_description: Mining in Cornwall and Devon, in the southwest of England, began in the early Bronze Age, around 2150 BC, and ended (at least temporarily) with the closure of South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall in 1998. Tin, and later copper, were the most commonly extracted metals. Some tin mining continued long after the mining of other metals had become unprofitable.
  Historically, tin and copper as well as a few other metals (e.g. arsenic, silver, and zinc) have been mined in Cornwall and Devon. As of 2007 there are no active metalliferous mines remaining. However, tin deposits still exist in Cornwall, and there has been talk of reopening the South Crofty tin mine. In addition, work has begun on re-opening the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine in south-west Devon. In view of the economic importance of mines and quarries, geological studies have been conducted; about forty distinct minerals have been identified from type localities in Cornwall (e.g. endellionite from St Endellion). Quarrying of the igneous and metamorphic rocks has also been a significant industry. In the 20th century the extraction of kaolin was important economically.
caption: Ruin of Cornish tin mine
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