' Wherever there's a hole in the ground, there's a Cornishman at the bottom of it.' (LOCAL LORE) I wouldn't do anything else in this mine; I love her. She's bin a father and a mother to me.'
(OLD MINER)
1 I believe that Cornwall will see a long-term revival in hard-rock mining. The world wants minerals, minerals there are in Cornwall, and the world will have to pay the commercial price it costs to extract them from Cornwall.'
(DAVID PENHALIGON.MP )
Derek Robinson tells the 3,000-year story of tin in Cornwall, and through the words of the tinners themselves, examines the hopes for the future of an industry which has made the Cornish miner a breed apart. with John Brock.
Brian Calver. Dr Peter Hackett , David Penhaligon , mp,
David Richards. Leonard Thomas , Jack Trounson Producer SIMON ELMES