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Last ingot from Britain’s final tin mine fetches over £14,000 at auction in aid of charity, marking a historic close to centuries of Cornish tin mining heritage.
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Ingot from last ore mined at Britain’s final tin mine sells for £14,400

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Last updated: 2025/08/21 at 9:37 PM
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An ingot smelted from the last ore mined at Britain’s final tin mine has made over £14,000 at auction.

The solid block of pure metal was extracted from the finishing consignment on the final day of mining at South Crofty in 1998.

It is seen as symbolically and historically significant because it’s the last product from the very end of Britain’s tin mining industry – making it a “closing chapter” item and extremely valuable to collectors, historians, or museums.

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Tin mining in Britain pre-dates the Roman invasion and was once a thriving industry.

Cornwall was the UK’s tin capital and was home to hundreds of tin mines at the industry’s peak.

But it gradually declined as prices dropped and foreign competition grew.

Last ingot from Britain’s final tin mine fetches over £14,000 at auction in aid of charity, marking a historic close to centuries of Cornish tin mining heritage.
The last ingot that has sold for £14,400. (Jam Press/Lays Auctioneers)

There have been no working tin mines in Britain for over 25 years.

Now the last ingot has been sold, as reported by Whats The Jam.

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It reached £6,400 and that was matched by smelters The Wheal Jane Group taking the total raised to £12,800 in aid of Children’s Hospice South West.

Lay’s Auctioneers also donated £1,344, taking the final total raised for CHSW to £14,144.

Ahead of the sale auctioneer David Lay said: “There is fanatical interest in industrial history.

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Last ingot from Britain’s final tin mine fetches over £14,000 at auction in aid of charity, marking a historic close to centuries of Cornish tin mining heritage.
The last ingot that has sold for £14,400. (Jam Press/Lays Auctioneers)

“This is Cornish tin smelted and refined in Cornwall.”

Wheal Jane Laboratories Director Clifford Rice added: “It’s a celebration of hundreds of years of Cornish tin mining.

“It’s the last ingot from the last ore from the last mine in Britain.”

The ingot weighs 28lb and has a traditional lamb and flag hot mark and a new Wheal Jane hot mark too.

After the sale a Lay’s Auctioneers spokesperson said: “It was a great thrill for us to handle the sale of such an historic item and to help the children’s hospice, a charity that is close to our hearts.

“Huge thanks go to Wheal Jane for their generosity and to all our wonderful bidders.”

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Last ingot from Britain’s final tin mine fetches over £14,000 at auction in aid of charity, marking a historic close to centuries of Cornish tin mining heritage.
The last ingot that has sold for £14,400. (Jam Press/Lays Auctioneers)
Last ingot from Britain’s final tin mine fetches over £14,000 at auction in aid of charity, marking a historic close to centuries of Cornish tin mining heritage.
The last ingot that has sold for £14,400. (Jam Press/Lays Auctioneers)

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