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Cape Cornwall Mine Stack | Cape Cornwall | Cornwall

Cape Cornwall Mine Stack - Cape Cornwall

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Location: Cape Cornwall   |   Category: Mining Heritage   |   Photograph Added: 9th January 2006 | Photo Reference: 213

Often mistaken as some kind of monument the stack on the top of Cape Cornwall is in fact a mine ventilation chimney. Cape Cornwall was once a mine that extracted tin and copper. The mines shaft was vertical for 30 fathoms then followed the dip of the lode for another 70 fathoms.