King Edward Mine Museum

12/07/2026

Yesterday King Edward Mine commemorated the restoration of the restored wooden headframe. In glorious sunshine, the Lord Lieutenant of Cornwall, Colonel Sir Edward Bolitho KCVO OBE, unveiled a commemorative plaque.

Hundreds of volunteers and invited guests gathered to mark this important event for Cornish mining heritage, which now helps us to highlight the relationship between mining underground , hoisting and ore processing in our Tin Mill.

Our wonderful KEM volunteers have achieved something truly remarkable in erecting the first headframe for 50 years. We convey our immense gratitude to our sponsors and supporters for making this possible and for helping us to ensure a sustainable future for our much-loved museum as we celebrate our quarter century open to the public.

Mike May and Roy Morton were members of the team of volunteers who made this restoration possible. They were apprentices at Geevor in 1962 and helped to build the original headframe. Their expertise proved invaluable to the restoration.

Volunteers are the lifeblood of KEM as they guide visitors and contribute to the preservation and development of this unique site. Can you spare a few hours a week to take on flexible estate administration and shop/reception roles -see website for details?

30/06/2026

Our visitors are giving King Edward Mine Five Star reviews on social media. We are very fortunately to have such knowledgeable and enthusiastic volunteer guides plus our friendly reception staff who make our tours so enjoyable. See our reviews on Google and Trip Advisor.

15/06/2026

On Wednesday 10th June, King Edward Mine were invited to present at the Cornish Mining Conference in Falmouth.

We spoke about the role that we play in educating both young people and the public about the importance of mining. Our teachers have hosted 22 primary and secondary school visits so far in 2026 and are planning our 6th Cornwall Schools Mining Games.

We were able to show the delegates how our volunteers have restored and re-erected the wooden headframe with some fantastic support from the Association of Industrial Archeology and other key sponsors.

Here is a photo of volunteer ( Mark) and three KEM Trustees (Peter, Jon and Carol) who represented the charity at this inspiring event.

18/05/2026

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01/04/2026

King Edward Mine opens for the summer on Saturday 4th April. Come and see our wooden headframe, restored and newly erected over Engine Shaft in February. Over Easter and the rest of the summer we will be open four days a week (check website).

29/03/2026

CSM Women won 1st place in the drilling ( and first place in the whole women’s competition overall).

Watch this video to show how drilling is done after months of training by Mark Kaczmarek.

Cornish Metals is a proud sponsor of the CSM Women’s and Men’s teams.

Well done to the CSM men who were placed 4th overall. Unfortunately they were disqualified from the mucking event or would have retained their world title.

26/03/2026

22/03/2026

King Edward Mine headframe is now in place above Engine Shaft.

We are really grateful to Macsalvors Crane Hire for supplying the crane free of charge and also for their expert lifting knowledge and competence in this huge project.

The Museum opens on Saturday 4th April 2026 for the summer season. Come and see our new shaft and lifting area with a replica of the original cage for miners.

23/02/2026

King Edward Mine seeks summer volunteers