Gunnies

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Gunnies or gunnis is a mining term derived from the Cornish language. It refers to open-cast mines. An example is to be found at Porthtowan near St Agnes in Cornwall. The word can also mean the empty space left by removing the lode from a mine, or the width of this space.[1]

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  1. ^ http://www.maden.hacettepe.edu.tr/dmmrt/dmmrt529.html

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