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The old Copper Mine, Virgin Gorda,
British Virgin islands, BVI. The ruins of the mine can be
found on the south east point of Virgin Gorda. The Copper
mine, now a National Park, was built in the 1830's and was
worked until 1862 by genuine Cornish miners bought over from
England. The copper ore was extracted using a steam engine
and shipped to Wales for processing.
The copper mine was abandoned in 1862 and the ruins of the
main building, the engine house and part of the chimney
remain on the site. Virgin Gorda is rich with natural
minerals including copper, quartz and malachite.
Today the old mine is a tourist attraction which is located
on Copper Mine Point, a part of the island with some
fabulous views.
See our special feature page of
photographs of
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