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Posted: 13 May 2019

Taken: 26 Feb 2019

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Lat, Lng:  50.152201, -5.676153
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Address:  Pendeen, Penzance, Cornwall, England

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tin mine •
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Geevor •

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Tin processing

Images taken on the tour through the tin processing works at the former Geevor mine. It's easy to imagine what a noisy and dusty environment this must have been when it was working. The ore containing the tin had to be ground down (this image) to a powder for the tin to be separated out. Of course, the luxurious lunch room facility provided a retreat for the workers (second PiP).

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 Roger (Grisly)
Roger (Grisly) club
Terrific shots George, What a hard life these men must have had.
5 years ago.
 Jaap van 't Veen
Jaap van 't Veen club
Nice series george.
Thanks for the note.
5 years ago.
 Malik Raoulda
Malik Raoulda club
Un travail bien difficile ++++++
5 years ago.
 Nouchetdu38
Nouchetdu38 club
Interesting!******
5 years ago.
 Ulrich John
Ulrich John club
A great series, George !
5 years ago.
 Janet Brien
Janet Brien club
Totally interesting presentation, George. Thanks for the pictures and information, I did have to laugh when I saw the lunchroom...though I prepared myself for eminent tomfoolery, which you delivered in spades! :D I will see what I can do about replying down the road with pictures of mines over here for you to see! :)

P.S. Glad you enjoyed the kalimba presentation and music link!
5 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Good work.
Have a great new week...
5 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne
Such an interesting series George. What a hard life they must have had. At least the lunch room was a respite from the back breaking work.
5 years ago.
 Jeff Farley
Jeff Farley
Fantastic shots George. I went there several years ago.
5 years ago.
 slgwv
slgwv club
And, of course, Cornwall had been a source of tin since the Bronze Age. _Sic transit_... etc.

Lots of Cornish miners emigrated to the Mother Lode in California (and other places too, I'm sure) in the 19th century. Things must've been pretty grim for that to seem an attractive option!
5 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Excellent occupational shot and PIPs!

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5 years ago.
 Pam J
Pam J club
HARD WORK AND HARD DAYS
5 years ago.
 * ઇଓ *
* ઇଓ * club
"luxurious lunch room" :))
Brilliant documentation, George!
5 years ago.
 Rainer Blankermann
Rainer Blankermann
A terrific series. Interesting images, George!
5 years ago.
 RHH
RHH club
Wonderful series of photos that only just hint at what a hard life the miners had.
5 years ago.

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