Mines in Perth and Kinross

Perth and Kinross's Tomnadashan mine, above Loch Tay, was a short-lived and largely unsuccessful 19th-century attempt to extract copper, gold and sulphur; today it's better known as the filming location for the Cave of Caerbannog in Monty Python and the Holy Grail than for anything it actually produced.

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MineWorkedCommodities
Blairenbathie Colliery By 1900–1962 Coal
Duntanlich Mine from 2016 Barite
Foss Mine 1984–2021 Barite
Tomnadashan Copper Mine 1841–1862 Copper, Gold

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