tin mine
Cornwall's historic industry
A tin mine is an excavation site where tin ore is extracted from the earth.
Tin mining operations range from open pits to underground shafts, historically prominent in regions like Cornwall, Bolivia, and Southeast Asia.
The old tin mine has been converted into a tourist attraction.
- cassiteritePrincipal tin oxide ore
- oreMetal-bearing rock
- dredgingExtracting underwater sediment
- MalayaFormer British Southeast Asia
- CornwallSouthwestern English peninsula county
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extraction method
tin minequarry
Pit for extracting rock
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