As our name may suggest, we are based in the beautiful county of Cornwall, a place that is synonymous with mining. Indeed, the Cornish landscape is dotted with abandoned engine houses and chimneys whilst the ground is littered with old mine shafts, mine entrances and abandoned workings.
These deserted relics hark to a by-gone-era and many of us do not understanding just how extensive mining was in Cornwall nor the legacy it has left today. At Cornwall Mining Consultants, we have a consierable mining archive which contains records of over 2,500 separate Cornish mines, some dating back to the ancient Hellenic Greeks and the Roman’s over 2,000 years ago!
Whilst this is naturally considered ancient history, the legacy that such extensive mining has left is still potentially hazardous to the homes and developments we see today. With mining activity extending right across Cornwall, from Land’s End to the banks of the river Tamar, these historic mine workings are arguably the most significant risk factor to land development and property conveyance across the entire county of Cornwall. And this is precisely where our expertise, local knowledge and vast mining archive are unrivalled – we undertake mining searches in Cornwall amongst numerous other services including mundic block testing and geotechnical surveys. Why not try our MineScanner tool to check your postcode and see if your property would require a mining search!