Levant mine appears on Martyn's map of Cornwall of 1748, but only came together as a mine in 1820. It is best known for its 1919 disaster when the mine's rather antiquated man engine collapsed.

IT is with pleasure we learn that the Cornish Engines Preservation Committee has been successful in acquiring the early winding engine at Levant Mine in Cornwall, and in leasing for a small ...

On 20 October 1919, a wooden transportation system called a "Man Engine" collapsed, killing 31 men in the Levant tin and copper mine. The mine near St Just will be closed on Sunday to hold a ...

Recreating life as a mine worker in the tin mines of Levant, Ray Wyse is an engine driver on the restored 1840's beam engine which runs on steam. Every half an hour you can watch Ray and engine ...