West Country Mines & Property Surveys

General information

Southwest England has been subject to extensive historic and modern mining activity, almost certainly since the time of the bronze age. This has principally been for ores of tin and copper, however mining for iron, uranium, lead, antimony, manganese and silver has also been carried out on a significant scale in the southwest.
This, often poorly recorded and documented, mining activity has had a long lasting impact on the environment, much of it completely hidden from view.
We aim to identify and quantify the risks presented by this historic mining activity in order to mitigate against any risks presented to existing properties, (both domestic and industrial), proposed new developments or public safety.