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Geevor Tin Mine
Geevor Tin Mine Review
The winding B3306 coastal road southwest from St. Ives passes through some of Cornwall's starkest yet most beautiful countryside. Barren hills crisscrossed by low stone walls drop abruptly to granite cliffs and wide bays. Evidence of the ancient tin-mining industry is everywhere. Now a fascinating mining heritage center, the early-20th-century Geevor Tin Mine employed 400 men, but in 1985 the collapse of the world tin market wiped Cornwall from the mining map. Wear sturdy footwear for the surface and underground tours. A museum, shop, and café are on the site.
- Address: B3306, Pendeen, TR19 7EW | Map It
- Phone: 01736/788662
- Cost: £9.95
- Hours: Apr.--Oct., Sun.--Fri. 9--5; Nov.--Mar., Sun.--Fri. 9--4; last admission 1 hr before closing.
- Website: www.geevor.com
- Location: St. Ives
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