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A tight crawl to the bottom of a Cornish tin mine

So today we are going to look at the mine workings of Unity woods, in Cornwall. This area has been mined for over 400 years, and there is still evidence all around, from shallow open workings to deep mine shafts. Tin was brought to the surface here in the form of cassiterite, and this area once contained many buildings and engines for pumping water, hauling materials and processing ore... many of which are now long gone. Mining was finally abandoned here in the 1920s, and the site was landscaped and made safe, then left to grow over with vegetation which now hides many of the mining features. Walking through the woods many trails you will see several well secured mine shaft openings. Although interesting to look down, none of these access any workings any more as they have all been backfilled or collapsed further down. There is just one small shaft, hidden well away from the public paths, which still allows us to go and take a look at some of these old underground stopes where tin was once located. As always this video has been made to show you the public what is still remaining underground in these historic mine workings. We put ourselves in danger so that you don't have too. Mine exploring can be seriously dangerous and we would highly recommend not repeating what you see in this trip unless you are experienced and well equip to take on such a visit. This mine in particular is very narrow and has very poor ventilation, there are also several areas that are ready to collapse, and will do so at some point in the future. There is only on way in and out of this set of workings, so dislodging any wooden props or disturbing the ground as you pass through will likely make this place your tomb. There will be most likely no one out there insane enough to come and rescue you. Worth bearing in mind. Someone has also gone to some effort of throwing a large amount of material down the shaft to prevent us continuing to access these workings. So much so that previous groups have descended this shaft and not been able to see that there was a way onwards. Top marks to Danny for stacking it all to one side so that we could complete this trip, and bring you this footage. Anyways thanks for watching, hope you enjoyed the video and as always don't forget to give us a like, a share and subscribe if you haven't already as we have some more great mine exploring videos coming up.