Mount Wellington Tin Mine

Cornwall, United Kingdom · built 1976

Mount Wellington Tin mine, two miles east of the village of St Day in Cornwall, in the United Kingdom, opened in 1976 and was the first new mine in the region in many years. With the fall of tin prices and the withdrawal of pumping subsidies, the mine finally closed in 1991. There was an unsuccessful attempt to revive the mine by transforming it into a visitor attraction. The site was bought by Mount Wellington Mine Ltd in early 2007. The company removed the remaining headgear stump, renovated the site, and turned it into a private, gated, business park, housing a number of tenants which operate exclusively in the renewable energy sector, including Kensa Heat Pumps.

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