There is a saying that goes ‘Hats off to the past, coats off to the future’. “This is a heritage project that is a bow to the future. We are investing in the next generation. The Cornish Mining World Heritage Site will be held in popular esteem as a result of this.” There was a moment’s silence to remember the thousands of Cornish men and woman who had been killed in the mines and he said people had been moved to tears. READ MORE: We were live from Truro this afternoon – read about it as it happened here He presented the Man Engine team with an ingot of tin in return. He said: “It was amazing. Quite spectacular and quite moving in a way. The ingot of tin that I presented to him was minted and cast in Truro but was on board the SS Cheerful that sank 18 miles off St Ives in 1875. It was recovered recently by divers and marked Truro. READ MORE: It’s all happening in Cornwall…