Rosevale Mine is a former tin mine at Zennor, near St Ives in West Cornwall. The underground workings have been restored and preserved as a typical Cornish mine.

A tour consists of walk-in access along one level (No.2 Level), climbing 30 metres of fixed ladderway in a near vertical stope up to another level (No.1 Level) and walk-out egress through this level [layout and photos]. This tour aims to demonstrate the methodology of hard-rock, narrow vein mining, including a wide variety of mining equipment and enables people to appreciate the underground environment of a typical Cornish mine. A tour of this type takes between 1-2 hours. Miners battery lamps and safety helmets are provided, but visitors need to wear boots or stout shoes and rough clothing.

The Society group emerged from No1 level to a beautiful sunset

having had an interesting tour underground at Rosevale Mine