St Just Mining District

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St Just Mining District is a historic mining area in west Cornwall, England, renowned for its former tin and copper mines and dramatic coastal engine house ruins.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural landscape
historic mining district
country England
hasFeature coastal cliffs
engine houses
mine shafts
spoil heaps
hasView Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site (Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape) NERFINISHED
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site component NERFINISHED
historicalPeriod 18th century
19th century
industry mining
knownFor coastal engine house ruins
copper mining
industrial archaeology
tin mining
locatedIn Cornwall NERFINISHED
Penwith Peninsula NERFINISHED
West Cornwall NERFINISHED
locatedOn Atlantic coast
near Land's End NERFINISHED
St Just NERFINISHED
partOf Cornish mining heritage
Cornish mining landscape NERFINISHED
Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape NERFINISHED
primaryResource tin ore
region southwest England
surface form: South West England
secondaryResource copper ore
tourism heritage tourism

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