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210310 | Three deals in a day for Cornish Metals

Three deals in a day for Cornish Metals

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210117 | 17th January G7 2021 summit coming to Carbis Bay, Cornwall

17th January  read more »

200113 | Owners of South Crofty mine to list on AIM to finance new tin and copper drilling at United Downs; £5m

Owners of South Crofty mine to list on AIM to finance new tin and copper drilling in Cornwall

Cornish Metals are hoping to drill to 8Km to prospect for tin, copper and lithium  read more »

201220 | Kernowite: New mineral found on rock mined in Cornwall | BBC

Kernowite has a distinctive dark green colour

Kernowite: New mineral found on rock mined in Cornwall

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200207 | Mine shaft collapse may have caused 'high radiation levels'

Mine shaft collapse may have caused 'high radiation levels'

Mine shaft collapse may have caused 'high radiation levels'

Published by Sarah Yeoman at 4:57pm 7th February 2020.

Photo: Stock image

It is believed that a mine shaft may have opened up and caused 'high radiation levels' in Cornwall.

The Carbis Bay Crew, a group of cavers, mine explorers, divers and climbers in the Duchy, reported their findings on Facebook.  read more »

180103 | Abandoned Cornish mine may hold clues to uranium clean-up

Abandoned Cornish mine may hold clues to uranium clean-up

960907 | Hot tin mining

The Last Word

7 September 1996

Hot tin mining

Q: In 1889, it was announced that the “only known continuous lode [of uranium
ore] in the world” had been found at the Union Mine in Grampound Road, Cornwall.
Does anybody know what happened to this deposit? There were plans to use the
uranium to replace gold in jewellery. Was this ever done? If so, it would add a
certain frisson to the Antiques Road Show.  read more »

190923 | Cornwall is on the edge of a 'second golden era'

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