Going down a tin mine in Cornwall

After a busy start to the year, some of the Ruddlesden geotechnical team took some time out to go down an old tin mine in Zennor, near St Ives, and of course sampled an obligatory pasty from Hayle.

We always say that it is easier to understand the products of our past if you understand the processes that created them.

And you can’t beat going underground and seeing things in 3D, particularly if your guide is as knowledgeable and interesting as Tony Bennett, to bring home the realities of what can lie beneath your feet in Cornwall (and Devon), in particular. And not just in Camborne and Redruth!