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5 September 2026

  • curprev 22:0522:05, 5 September 2026 Cornish semiconductor talk contribs 821 bytes +821 Created page with "Balmaidens were women working on the surface of mines in Cornwall and Devon. One of the things that makes them interesting was that they were responsible for separating and purifying the ore, and as such needed to understand the mineralisation of the rock in a very detailed way - which minerals were valuable and which weren't. They used a wide variety of tools for breaking the rocks, all with different names (spalling hammers, buckers and cobbers). This process entire..."