King Edward Mine

So Gareth Churcher, our head of service, is also a composer.

So, for example, when there was a mine that was being regenerated, King Edward Mine, he got involved in composing music with brass bands and other kind of musical local traditions.

So there's other things that are going on as well, like the Music Hub and other organisations like Luenda, who do a folk ensemble.

So there's various ways in which the Cornish language gets used in music.

It's a terrifying place, it really is.

Rick's brought them to the King Edward mine in Camborne, Cornwall, virtually unchanged for over a century.

This plant, equipped with the latest in Edwardian technology, once extracted the metal from tin ore.

First, though, they must head deep underground to mine the ore and learn the lost skills of the Edwardian miner.

No, too good to waste.

Right, chaps, I think it's back to work for us.

The team are taking their blasted rock to the King Edward Mine's processing plant to extract the tin.

First, it's assessed to see how much tin it contains.