A view of 
South Caradon Mine 
 Facts behind the View 
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The Cobbled Floor  
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 On the valley floor below and down stream of the Yard can be seen some  cobbled flooring. These cobbles are the remains of the large main processing shed , of which some of the Northern walls still remain. Towards the Count House site another level of cobbled flooring exists. This co-incides with the structure shown below. Possibly a sorting floor or where spalling was undertaken. 
 
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Valley floor plan
The shed
   
Copper ore processing was very labour intensive .Much of the work involved breaking the ore into small size lumps and hand picking out the copper bearing rock. 
This shed provided the shelter for the large number of Women and children employed in these tasks. 
 
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No public right away exists to any of the mine sites visible from this footpath. 
On many mine sites in Cornwall dangers may still exist, many hidden.  
This web site is published as a resource to those using the public right of way.