Roger Burt is Professor Emeritus of Economic History at the University of Exeter. He has been a consultant to mining companies and government departments and contributes to radio programmes on mining related issues.Raymond Burnley is the software designer for the project, and is a former IT Systems Developer at the University of Exeter.Michael Gill was a Research Fellow in the University of Exeter Economic History Department.  He has also worked as a surveyor in the Mining and Civil Engineering industries.Alasdair Neill is a freelance researcher on mining in the UK.

• List of IllustrationsList of TablesPrefaceAcknowledgementsGeneral IntroductionSection 1 - The Mineral Statistics c. 1850-1920(i) Introduction(ii) Mining in Cornwall(iii) Mining in Devonshire(iv) An Overview of the Two Counties(v) TablesSection 2 - Output Data before and after the Mineral Statistics: Stannary, Ticketing and Aggregate Returns(i) The Eighteenth Century(ii) The Twentieth Century(iii) The Future(iv) TablesSection 3 - The Duchy of Cornwall Returns(i) Introduction(ii) Evolution(iii) The Duchy's Role in South West Mining(iv) Reform of the Coinage(v) Income from Mining and Minerals(vi) The Duchy as Mineral Owner(vii) Clay and Stone Quarrying(viii) Coal Mining(ix) Conclusion(x) TablesSection 4 - Mining Companies and their Personnel c. 1850-1920(i) Sources of the Data(ii) Investigation of the DataConclusionAppendicesA1 The General State of the Copper Mines in Cornwall for Seven Years ending 31 December 1789A2 Mining Material Costs and Copper Ore Prices 1791-1798A3 The Financial Condition of the Cornish Copper Mines 1792-1798A4 Biographical Notes on Mine Managers   Bibliography of mine-related books and articlesThe CD: Description of the Contents and User's ManualNotesIndex of Mine Names

'[...] a very impressive compliation containing valuable overviews and insights into an economically, socially and archaeologically significant part of Devon (and Cornwall's) heritage.'Devon Archaeological Society Newsletter September 2015‘The CD and book provide a very useful resource for anyone interested in the history of the extractive industries in Cornwall and Devon’(Louise Hollick, Landscape History Vol 36, No 2 (2015)‘[…] the CD… represents a very considerable compilation of mining history data, much of it available in this format for the first time. The interactive aspects are easy to operate and the structure is a model of clarity, particularly if reference is made to the appropriate explanatory text in the book.’‘[…] this work is likely to prove valuable to those researching in mining and economic history’ (R.C. Scrivener, Mineralogical Magazine 79, 2015)‘Roger Burt and his supporters are to be congratulated on having put together the definitive work on Cornish and Devon mining Statistics in modern times.’ (James Whetter, The Cornish Banner, Issue 158, November 2014)