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About the event

Our first fieldtrip of the year will be to the Blue Hills Tin Streams, for a tour of their alluvial tin mining works! Tours are no longer run for the public so this is a great opportunity to see how tin is still artisinally mined and processed locally. Afterwards, we plan to hang around St Agnes for a walk along the beach to see some of the excellent coastal exposures (and maybe stop for a pint...), then onto the spoil heaps at Tywarnhayle for some mineral prospecting - said to contain abundant pyrite, chalcopyrite, and quartz!

The latter half of the trip will be weather dependant, however will still go ahead in drizzle so make sure to bring waterproofs!

The trip will run on Saturday 7th December, more info on timings below.

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The cost of the tour is £10, however if you are willing to care share we will cover the cost of your ticket so instead of buying one, contact ljc243@exeter.ac.uk so we can set you up with other members.

Please also let me know if you require transport and we will get something arranged for you!

Tickets have very limited availability so make sure to buy them early if you'd like to come!

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We will be leaving campus at 11:00 AM from the car park behind the ESI building, so please have your car ready for then if you are driving!

The tour starts at 12:00, so if you live nearby or would rather travel alone then make sure to meet us at Trevellas Cove Car Park by 11:45 AM so we can walk up to Blue Hills. 

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Make sure to bring:

• Outdoor gear/waterproofs
• High vis
• Hard hat
• Packed lunch
• Snacks

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Look forward to seeing you all there!