Cornish miners and overseas mining communities

Is Cornwall culturally comparable to New Mexico?

The direct comparison remains uncertain, but Cornish miners settled widely wherever hard-rock mining needed their skills, including the southern United States and South America.

The cultural comparison between Cornwall and New Mexico remains tentative. Hard-rock mining gave Cornish people a route to establishing communities overseas. South America and the southern United States were among their destinations, with later arrivals also reaching the Appalachians. Comparisons of local music and rural culture are looser than this connection through the movement of skilled miners. Mining expertise provided a reason for migration and helped sustain recognisably Cornish communities far from Cornwall.