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Cornwall's heritage dates all the way back to Neolithic times and beyond, although one of its most enduring industries is mining, which began in the Bronze Age. Tin, copper and gold have all formed the bedrock of Cornwall's output at one time or another, reaching their zenith during the Industrial Revolution. Did you know, for example, that at the beginning of the 20th century, half of the world's tin originated there?

With increasingly high demand for metal, Cornwall's landscape was transformed by the equipment needed for deep extraction, and

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