Location by UK Streetmap
Weekends: Adults £7.50, Children (0-14) £5, Family (2+2) £23.
[2005]
Tin Mine
| Location: |
Tuckingmill decline.
Location by UK Streetmap
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| Open: | weekdays, only by appointment. [2004] |
| Fee: |
Monday to Friday: Adults £5, Children (0-14) £3.50, Family (2+2) £15. Weekends: Adults £7.50, Children (0-14) £5, Family (2+2) £23. [2005] |
| Classification: |
Tin Mine
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| Light: | electric. |
| Dimension: | L=482,000m. |
| Guided tours: | L=46m. |
| Bibliography: | |
| Address: |
Baseresult Holdings Ltd, South Crofty Mine, Dudnance Lane, Pool, Redruth, TR153QT, Tel: +44-1209-715777, Fax: +44-1209-716777.
E-mail: |
| Last update: | $Date: 2008/10/09 18:30:36 $ |
| 1991 | bought by Baseresult Holdings Ltd. | |
| 1998 | closed as a working mine. | |
| OCT-2003 | pumping out the mine started. | |
| OCT-2003 | opened to the public. |
South Crofty was Europe's last tin mine when it was closed as a working mine in 1998. This was the end of three millennia of tin mining tradition in Cornwall.
The latest activities at South Crofty seem to revive the tin mining. In October 2003 the new owner Baseresult Holdings Ltd started to pump out the mine by building a new adit. The new actvity is a result of a recent increas in tin price and the development of new techniques for cheaper mining. The owner hope to produce for around 2600 £ per ton, which is below the lowest price during 2001. But since mid 2002 the tin price rises again and reached 9000 £ per ton in spring 2004. This would make the mine very profitable. But it will take several years until this mine will produce tin again. First 20,000 kubic metres of water have to be pumped out, and
At the same time, October 2003, the mine was opened to tourists. The first 46m of the mine are accessible, but only after appointment.
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