Levant mine appears on Martyn's map of Cornwall of 1748, but only came together as a mine in 1820. It is best known for its 1919 disaster when the mine's rather antiquated man engine collapsed ...

Levant and the adjoining Botallack mine were famous for their richness in copper and tin, and for their deep workings, which extended far out under the Atlantic Ocean.

At a meeting held at Murdock House, Redruth, on October 15, a committee was formed to further the scheme, and an appeal has been made for funds for the purchase of a winding engine at Levant Mine ...