One Million Visitors!
Wednesday October 2nd 2024 was a momentous day in the history of Geevor Tin Mine when Pendeen Community Heritage welcomed St Hilary School as the one millionth visitor since it opened as a museum and visitor attraction in 1993. We are proud of our award-winning learning programme, so it is very fitting to celebrate this occasion with the next generation of mining enthusiasts!
This is an incredible milestone for everyone that has been involved with Geevor, from the time of converting the closed mine into a mining museum, to the multi-award winning visitor experience that it is today.
Tamsin Daniel, Protected and Historic Landscapes Manager at Cornwall Council“Congratulations to Pendeen Community Heritage for reaching this incredible milestone! Within a few years of taking over the operation of Geevor Tin Mine in 2001 and following investment by the Lottery and the council in the visitor experience, the Trust has doubled annual visitor figures and importantly for the local community, has created year-round employment. Geevor is a Key Centre of the Cornish Mining Landscape World Heritage Site, winning awards for their education programme, providing a unique learning experience for primary, secondary, college and university students as well as work experience opportunities in all aspects of the heritage site’s operation.”
Cllr Martyn Alvey, Portfolio holder for Environment and Climate Change:“Congratulations to Pendeen Community Heritage on Geevor reaching their millionth visitor. This success is testament to the enduring significance our mining heritage has for communities whose culture and identity has been shaped by the industry, and the fascination visitors have with the historic mining landscapes of Cornwall. Geevor Tin Mine showcases the mining technology and innovation of its era and through the million visitors including all the schools and colleges that visit, it continues to inspire young people to consider careers in STEM and be part of shaping Cornwall’s future prosperity, including how we transition to renewable energy, tapping into lithium and other rare minerals critical to our climate adaptation.”
Sally Weston, World Heritage Site Lead“This is a fantastic milestone, congratulations to all involved at the site. Geevor Tin Mine are great supporters of the Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape World Heritage Site, encouraging local communities and visitors to explore not just this Area but across the wider World Heritage Site, sharing the mining stories and how these feed into today’s technologies and innovation.”