Dolcoath mine

Harriets Pumping Engine house, part of Dolcoath Mine, built in 1860

Dolcoath mine (Cornish: Bal Dorkoth)[citation needed] was a copper and tin mine in Camborne, Cornwall, United Kingdom. Its name derives from the Cornish for 'Old Ground', and it was also affectionately known as The Queen of Cornish Mines. The site is north-west of Carn Brea. Dolcoath Road runs between the A3047 road and Chapel Hill. The site is south of this road.