One definition of a mine was "a hole in the ground with a Cornishman at the bottom", and Cornish pasties were supposedly miners' lunch. See also the Camborne S

One definition of a mine was "a hole in the ground with a Cornishman at the bottom", and Cornish pasties were supposedly miners' lunch. See also the Camborne School of Mines. Edit: s/is/was/ and hear Steve Knightley's song "Cousin Jack".