Drawing on his extensive collection of old photographs, the author has selected some of the very best which covers the following mines: Carn Camborne,Dolcoath,New Dolcoath,Cooks Kitchen,Tincroft,Carn Brea,Barn Coose,Pednandrea,Wheal Union,Wheal Uny and Wheal Sparnon. There is also a section on the famous local mining engineers - Holman Brothers