Mount Wellington Tin Mine
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Mount Wellington Tin mine, two miles east of the village of St Day
in Cornwall
, in the United Kingdom
, opened in 1976 and was the first new mine
in the region in many years.
With the fall of tin
prices and the withdrawal of pumping subsidies, the mine finally closed in 1991. An attempt to revive the mine occurred when an individual tried to transform it into a visitor attraction, but his endeavour failed.
The site was bought by Kensa Heat Pumps in early 2007, who removed the headgear, renovated the top offices and the old locoshed/engineering building. Part of the old dry has been renovated, and the roof of the very large mill building has been repaired. Further works on site are planned.
St Day
St Day is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated between the village of Chacewater and the town of Redruth.St Day is located in a former mining area and St Day accrued considerable wealth from mining...
in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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, opened in 1976 and was the first new mine
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
in the region in many years.
With the fall of tin
Tin
Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn and atomic number 50. It is a main group metal in group 14 of the periodic table. Tin shows chemical similarity to both neighboring group 14 elements, germanium and lead and has two possible oxidation states, +2 and the slightly more stable +4...
prices and the withdrawal of pumping subsidies, the mine finally closed in 1991. An attempt to revive the mine occurred when an individual tried to transform it into a visitor attraction, but his endeavour failed.
The site was bought by Kensa Heat Pumps in early 2007, who removed the headgear, renovated the top offices and the old locoshed/engineering building. Part of the old dry has been renovated, and the roof of the very large mill building has been repaired. Further works on site are planned.