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Mining underground workings 3 miners hand drilling.

Mining underground Miners with Tubs (underground wagons)x 2 slides.

Mining underground group of miners in front of wooden headgear Giew Mine, formerly Reith Consols, on the slopes of Trink Hill , near Nancledra. The deafest level being 240 fathoms. 200 persons were employed in its last few years. Operations ceased…

Mining surface workings Levant.

A Group of workers above ground. (posed)
Showing bal maidens.
The print is glued to a piece of an old Admiral Benbow ,Chapel Street restaurant Menu with prices in old pence.

Mining Large group of workers surface Tramsor tubs tipping material or ore into a Steam Lorry.

Mining Hammers and Picks Assorted

Mining Equipment

Mining Engine houses Head gear Levant. Outcrop of tin and copper greater than any other mine on Lands End Peninsula

Mining Artefacts

Mining Artefacts

Mining Artefacts

Mining / Quarry Pick Heads

Mining Map Ref. MOR/MAP 37 SR No 12.

This painting was copied for Miss Rowena Cade, she had King Charles Spaniels

A group of miners at Geevor Mine. There are 18in spanner tallow candles fixed with clay to their helmets.

Tamping Rods?

Gear Mine on the slopes of Trink Hill
Giew Mine closed 1922 see Williamd G a history of Giew Mine, journalof Trevithick Society No.11 1984. Cornish Studies Library Redruth.

Miners at Wheal Veor (Wheal Vor) Mine, wearing gear and helmets with acetylene lamps.

Note bunches of candles being carried for work underground.