Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Gunnies is a mining term derived from the Cornish language. It refers to open-cast mines. An example is to be found at Porthtowan near St Agnes in Cornwall. The word can also mean the empty space left by removing the lode from a mine, or the width of this space. A web site about Porthtowan can be found at http://www.porthtowan.com. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.