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Cornish Mining
On 13th July 2006 select mining landscapes across Cornwall and west Devon were inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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Cornish Mining
The landscape of Cornwall and West Devon were radically reshaped during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries by deep mining for predominantly copper and tin.
The deep underground mines, engine houses, foundries, new towns, smallholdings, ports and harbours, and their ancillary industries reflect prolific innovation which, in the early 19th century, enabled the region to produce two-thirds of the world’s supply of copper.
The substantial remains are a testimony to the sophistication and success of early and large-scale hard rock mining and also show the contribution Cornwall and West Devon made to the Industrial Revolution and to the fundamental influence the area had on the development of mining globally.
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Location: Counties of Cornwall and Devon
Country: England
Year of Inscription: 2006
UNESCO Criteria: (ii), (iii), (iv)
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