THE Cornish St Perran (or Piran) (Letters, 27 March) is also the patron saint of tin miners. Furthermore, the main Anglican church in Jos, in the Plateau tin mining area of Nigeria, is dedicated to him.
Ralph Simmonds, Edinburgh
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