Going Back to Our Roots: A Return to Geevor Tin Mine

There are moments in every company’s journey when it feels right to pause, reflect, and reconnect with where it all began. For us, that moment came recently with a visit back to the local mine that played such an important role in shaping not only our business, but the people behind it.

Our original Managing Director, Jeremy Gilbert, started the business while his father was Mine Manager at Geevor – St Justin gets its name from the local town, St Just, and the tin that was mined at Geevor.

For our team, the visit was a powerful reminder that our foundations are not just commercial, but personal. This is where the ethos of hard work, integrity, and community was first instilled — long before the company itself existed.

Our current Director, Alison, lives in Pendeen and her father had a dedicated career mining at Geevor.

In the video below, Alison ventures deep underground to speak with Clint from Geevor, exploring our historic connections to the mine and uncovering how tin was originally discovered through a quartz lode.

Today we still have a few tin ingots from Geevor that are crafted into special gifts sold in their shop.

Our Cornish tin range is made from tin that was recovered from a shipwreck off the coast of Wales. These ingots were covered in barnacles, but we have cleaned them up and melted them to use in this special range of jewellery and gifts.

Going back to the mine wasn’t just about looking back — it was about understanding who we are today, and why that still matters.

Because every strong future is built on a meaningful past.