Hi
In my database, I have a Britannia mine listed at Gwennap at NGR SW 74800
40700 and also a Britannia Mine in Devon at North Molton at NGR SS 74500
33500
However, I have no further information apart from the locality, and that the
mine in Cornwall was a copper mine. Hope that's of some help
Best wishes
Kelvin Green
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Looks like Devon:
http://people.exeter.ac.uk/pfclaugh/mhinf/nm_gold.htm
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> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:49:28 -0500
> From: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: The Riches Beneath our Feet: How Mining Shaped Britain
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> No such mine is listed for Cornwall in www.Mindat.org ,
> nor have I ever heard of such a place in Cornwall. Mindat does list the
> Britannia Mine in Wales. I don't know if they had a disaster.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> James Fussell
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 10:29 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: The Riches Beneath our Feet: How Mining Shaped Britain
>
> Sounds very interesting - but, on following the link to the OUP
> site... "Includes
> fascinating tales about mining disasters such as Easington Colliery, the
> Britannia mine in Cornwall, and Aberfan in Wales, looking at why the
> disaster occurred, what ensued, and the heroism of the rescuers" - I
> don't
> recall a Britannia mine disaster in Cornwall. In fact, off the top of my
> head I can't actually place a Britannia mine in Cornwall at all (though
> that
> doesn't mean there wasn't one!). Any comments?
>
>
> On 11 March 2010 16:10, Thompson, Woodrow B.
> <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
>
> > This book sounds very interesting! Thanks for the notification.
> >
> > Woodrow Thompson
> > Maine Geological Survey
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mining-history [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf
> Of
> > ARMSTRONG, Charlotte
> > Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:47 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: The Riches Beneath our Feet: How Mining Shaped Britain
> >
> > Hello there,
> >
> > I'm writing from Oxford University Press, as I thought that
> subscribers
> > to this listserv would be interested to hear about our upcoming mining
> > title,The Riches Beneath our Feet: How Mining Shaped Britain.
> >
> > The author, Geoff Coyle, is an alumnus of the Royal School of Mines at
> > Imperial College London. The book details the history of mining in
> > Britain, from the early flint mines to the present day. Coyle looks at
> > the history of a wide range of minerals, including copper, tin, china
> > clay, lead, zinc, slate, granite, limestone, salt, coal, and iron. The
> > book focusses on the tales of miners' lives, their work, the
> conditions,
> > and mining disasters. Geoff, as a former mining engineer and from a
> > mining family, is well supremely qualified to tell this story, and
> > weaves his personal experience and passion into the book, illuminating
> > the industrial history, geology, and technology. The book closes on
> the
> > present state and future possibilities for British mining.
> >
> > You can find more information on this title on the Oxford University
> > Press website, at
> >
> http://ukcatalogue.oup.com/product/9780199551293.do?keyword=978019955129
> > 3&sortby=bestMatches.
> >
> > I hope you find this information of interest, and naturally, I'd be
> more
> > than happy to answer any questions you have about the book.
> >
> > Kind regards,
> >
> > Charlotte Armstrong
> > Trade and Reference Department
> > Oxford University Press
> >
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