UK Grid Reference: SW511383
Latitude: 50°11'30"N
Longitude: 5°29'15"W
Ancient tin mines, active from 1837 to 1864 and re-opened in 1905 (total output: 213 tons of tin). Extensive waste tips are still present in the vicinity of Higher Vorvas Farm, about 1 km SW of Carbis Bay.
Ref.:
B. Atkinson: Mining Sites in Cornwall, Vol. 2, Dyllansow Truran (1994)
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