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🛠️ The History of Wheal Coates Mine Origins & Early History Wheal Coates is a former tin (and some copper) mine perched dramatically on the cliffs between St Agnes and Porthtowan on Cornwall’s north coast.  Mining activity in the area goes way back: there are records of mining around the site from 1692.  The “modern” Wheal Coates mine officially opened in 1802, although significant prod...
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