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Crown Mines, former tin mines, are low down the cliffs north of Botallack. There are two engine houses here and the mine extends for about 400 metres out under the Atlantic ocean; the deepest shaft is 250 fathoms (about 500m) below sea level. One of the mines in this group ââ¬â Wheal was reported in 1778 as having workings that were as close as 3 feet from the sea bed. Here, you can see the re |
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