Synopsis
Sean Fletcher visits Cornwall to unearth the legacy of the county's renowned tin and copper mining industries. Tom Heap finds out if mining Cornish lithium could herald a new gold rush.
- Programme: Countryfile
- Episode: Underground Britain
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2023
- Geography | Globalisation, trade and interdependence | Mining
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