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An aerial view of Levant Mine and Beam Engine at Trewellard, Pendeen, near St Just, Cornwall, England, UK. Its main attraction is that it has the world's only Cornish beam engine still operated by steam on its original site. Now managed by the National Trust (who do not own the actual engine house), there is also a visitor centre, a short underground tour, and a cliff-top footpath that leads to Botallack Mine.

The property is on the site of the former Levant Mine, established in 1820 and closed in 1930, where tin and copper ores were raised. The mine reached a depth of about 600 metres. It got the nickname "mine under the sea", because tunnels were driven up to 2.5 km from the cliffs under the sea.

Since 2006, the area has been part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Cornwall and West Devon Mining Landscape.

The winding engine house is in the foreground with the disused pumping engine house behind. The remains of the mine count-house can be seen to the extreme right.