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The buildings date from the time when this was an important tin and copper mining area. Mining extended from Cornwall into the west of Devon, and Dartmoor has a number of mining remains. Gunpowder was required to help break the lodes of tin, copper and other minerals and this Old Powder Mill, dating from 1844, is south-west of Postbridge. It was owned by the Plymouth and Dartmoor Gunpowder Company, and was Devon's only gunpowder factory. These days the buildings include a pottery and small cafe.