There has been mining in the area for hundreds of years, in 1844 a copper seam was discovered that was so big it led to a 50-year mining boom and the creation of Europe's biggest mine, Devon Great Consols.
Mining activities have persisted in the region for several hundred years; in 1844, a significant copper deposit was unearthed which triggered a fifty-year period of intense mining activity and the creation of Europe's biggest mine, Devon Great Consols.