World War Two Mineshaft dumps in Cornwall... Fact or Fiction ?

You will always hear in Cornwall tales of mineshafts beings used as dumping grounds and ever since we first started exploring mines we started hearing stories of military supplies being ditched in old mineshafts after the American army camped at mine sites prior to the D day landings of June 1944.

Are there any truth to these stories?

Well in this video you will find out!

Access to these sites is incredibly challenging, which is why you probably wont have ever seen some of the things you will see in this video.
Very few people have ever accessed these mines since closure due to the massive mission it takes to be able to get inside them.

This whole area is only exposed at low water for a few hours, and the adit portal is about 6m up a steep and slippery rock face.
To make things even more interesting when you do get inside there is a plank across a flooded shaft that needs to be crossed, which is of very questionable strength.

When you finally reach the dump pile the whole lot smells badly of chemicals, and we dont know exactly what those chemicals are....
We therefore would not recommend at all that you attempt to repeat a trip similiar to what you have seen in this video and will take no responsibility for anyone trying to do so.
There is a high chance that it will end really badly for you.

Hope you enjoy the story of hunting World War 2 material in Cornish mines, and dont forget to subscribe as we have more videos on mine exploring being planned.