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Explore gathers all the information Geevor has on the industrial and scientific achievements that made Cornwall a world leader in the mining industry. These achievements have been split into five theme themes for you to explore:
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Here at Geevor we want to use the site not only to explain about our Cornish heritage but also about our Earth heritage.
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1991 Final Closure
In May 1991, with no signs of improvement in the price of tin, the main pumps keeping the mine dry were finally switched off.
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K Gilbert (Financial Times 7th Dec 1985) - ‘If the mine has to close this place will be a ghost town. There’s nothing here apart from tin’. K Gilbert was Managing Director
D Alford (Western Morning News) – ‘If the tin mines shut, it will be the end of places like St Just and Pendeen because they will just become ghost towns’
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The Port of Hayle
Hayle became one of the principal mineral harbours in Cornwall in the nineteenth century.
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Comment left by Tee - Yaa on 2009-11-10 17:48:08
good website not very educaational i think there should be more about the history of the mine
Comment left by Sam Scantlebury on 2010-06-27 18:13:58
Fantastic website, more archival info and photos' please.
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