1870: The Botallack Crown Mine (Cornish: Bostalek) is a former mine in Botallack in the west of Cornwall, England, UK. It was a submarine mine, with tunnels extending under the sea, in places for half a mile that produced around 14,500 tonnes of tin, 20,000 tonnes of copper and 1,500 tonnes of arsenic. In the 1860s a new diagonal shaft was dug, but closed in 1895 as a result of falling tin and copper prices. Since 2006 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site – Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape.

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Location: Botallack Mine, Saint Just, United Kingdom
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