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This statue is in Pendeen, near the Geevor mine. See also PiP. From the inscription: "Hard rock breeds hard men Who slip between earth's cracks for a living; The dark chasm which closes around you, Tight like a fist, draws you down Into the mine's gullet, the belly of the beast..." My thanks to John Fitzgerald for bringing to my attention this musical link which pretty much says it all.