Geevor Tin Mine

Geevor
Victory shaft headgear
Location
Geevor is located in Cornwall
Geevor
Geevor
Location in Cornwall
LocationPendeen
CountyCornwall
CountryEngland, United Kingdom
Coordinates50°09′09″N 005°40′33″W / 50.15250°N 5.67583°W / 50.15250; -5.67583
Production
ProductsTin
History
Opened1911
Closed1990
Owner
Websitehttp://www.geevor.com/
TypeCultural
Criteriaii, iii, iv
Designated2006 (30th session)
Reference no.1512
RegionEurope and North America

Geevor Tin Mine (from Cornish: Whel an Gever, meaning "mine of the goats"),[1] formerly North Levant Mine is a tin mine in the far west of Cornwall, England, between the villages of Pendeen and Trewellard. It was operational between 1911 and 1990 during which time it produced about 50,000 tons of black tin. It is now a museum and heritage centre left as a living history of a working tin mine. The museum is an Anchor Point of ERIH, The European Route of Industrial Heritage.[2] Since 2006, the mine has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape.

  1. ^ Craig Weatherhill (2017). The Place-Names of the Land's End Peninsula. Penwith Press. p. 121. ISBN 9781999777500.
  2. ^ "Anchor Points - Great Britain". European Route of Industrial Heritage. Archived from the original on 24 May 2009. Retrieved 23 February 2009.