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
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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.
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> This book sounds very interesting! Thanks for the notification.
>
> Woodrow Thompson
> Maine Geological Survey
>
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> ARMSTRONG, Charlotte
> Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 9:47 AM
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> Subject: The Riches Beneath our Feet: How Mining Shaped Britain
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> 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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