Key stages Key Stage 2 Key Stage 3 Key Stage 4 Key Stage 5 Higher Education Lifelong learning Themes Cultural Heritage Geology Landscape Natural Resources Curriculum subject Geography History Science Discover the long history of mining on the Mendip Hills stretching back over 2000 years to Iron Age times. Keywords mineral mine mining ore history lead zinc iron Foundations of Mendip (British Geological Survey) - Minerals and Mines Foundations of Mendip (British Geological Survey) - Minerals and Mines Foundations of Mendip (British Geological Survey) - Minerals and Mines 51.298164328395, -2.687804453125