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Entrance to Wheal Mexico at Geevor Tin Mine
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- Camera: NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D200
- Taken on 2007/06/20 16:12:37
- Exposure: 0.017s (1/60)
- Focal Length: 35.00mm
- F/Stop: f/4.200
- ISO Speed: ISO220
- Exposure Bias: 0.00 EV
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Roger Brown, on November 18, 2007, said:
The timbered section is part of the works done by myself as engineer in charge of the remediation works in 1995, the contractor was Martin Mount and the Mine Manager at the time was Bob Orchard.
The stone arched section you see here is probably 17th or 18th century and is absolutely original. The dry stone arch took the full weight of the 10 tonne swing shovel during the works, if you study it the arch closely you will see that one stone has been pushed down by about 3 inches, but it is still impressive how strong this arch remains. PS don't worry about the arch or timber section collapsing, they are both overcapped with reinforced concrete.