The site is within the Redruth-Camborne area of the West Cornwall Mining District, UK. Metalliferous mineral mining began in the Bronze Age and developed into systematic underground mining by the 14^th century. Mining reached its peak in the 19^th century with the production of up to 15,000 tons of tin and copper per annum. Thereafter production steadily declined and the last working mine, Wheal Jane, closed in 1985.

This long period of mining activity has left a legacy of derelict land, mineral pollution and abandoned mine shafts. Arsenic and base metals in the soils produce high levels of toxins that produce geobotanical and eco-toxicological effects in the vegetation that are poorly understood. Existing data will be collated for the site. Hyperspectral data, field and laboratory spectroscopy will be collected to discriminate and classify healthy and stressed vegetation, to map minerals where exposed, and so to map contamination. The airborne data and aerial photography will also be used to map abandoned mine shafts and generate DTMs for the site.