10/10/2026
A few photos from our first exploration of a brand-new discovery: a previously unexplored (by us) Cornish tin mine! ⛏️🕯️
It’s probably been decades since the last explorers were here, and these could well be the first photographs ever taken underground. Just imagine this place lying in total darkness for all those years, hidden away and forgotten, until we stumbled across it one afternoon. Pretty special to think about! 🤯
We were delighted to find the main shaft completely open, although unfortunately it had suffered from severe fly-tipping and was choked with rubbish around 10m down. Luckily, some adjacent stoping remained open, allowing us to abseil down past the blockage to just below the shallow adit. From there, we descended a scree slope made up largely of fly-tipped agricultural waste to reach the deep adit.
And this is where things got really interesting! From the deep adit, we were able to walk almost its entire length, simply following the tunnel through the mine. An absolutely amazing find, and a rare opportunity in old workings where major collapses so often prevent further exploration.
The rubble piles you can see in the photos are actually collapsed boxholes and ore shoots, remnants of the mine’s original workings. We also came across some lovely 1920s artefacts, offering a little glimpse into the people who once worked here. 🖤
An incredible underground time capsule, hidden in the darkness for decades. And there’s plenty more to come…
Stay tuned for the next instalment! 👀
