A buddle on the dressing floor at Botallack Mine on the cliffs near Zawn a Bal

Date:: 1967 - 1971

Location:: Botallack Mine, St. Just, Zawn a Bal, Botallack, Cornwall

Reference:: DES01/02/0020

Type:: Photograph (Negative)

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Description

The buddle pit was used in the mineral mining industries to separate the metal ore and crushed rock during processing.

Content

This is part of the Series: DES01/02 Eileen Deste: Cornwall Monochrome; within the Collection: DES01 Eileen Deste Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Deste, Eileen

Keywords

Copper Mine, Tin Mine, Dressing Floor, Buddle, Derelict Or Ruin, Mining Industry