Botallack Mine, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Penwith Peninsula, Cornwall, UK
The Botallack Mine is a former mine in Botallack in the west of Cornwall, England, UK. Since 2006 it has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site – Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape. The mine is within the Aire Point to Carrick Du Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and the South West Coast Path passes along the cliff. Botallack was a submarine mine with tunnels extending out under the Atlantic ocean for well over half a mile; the deepest shaft is 250 fathoms (about 500 metres) below sea level. Over its recorded lifetime the mine produced around 14,500 tonnes of tin, 20,000 tonnes of copper, and 1,500 tonnes of arsenic. The mine closed in 1895 as a result of falling tin and copper prices.
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Location: Botallack Mine, Botallack, Cornwall, England, UK
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