Cornish tin mines were reopened in September 1949. Tin mining had existed in Cornwall since the Bronze Age, but government control of tin during World War 2 dampened the industry. With the end of ...

Centuries old maps, plans and reports are critical to today’s sustainable exploration in Cornwall ... of the world’s major tin and copper producers, and its rich mining history has left ...

Work to build a processing plant at a historic Cornwall mine will start next year, it has been announced. Cornish Metals, the tin exploration firm looking to revive production at South Crofty ...

Cornwall has a rich mining heritage that has supported numerous industries. In the 1870s, it boasted 2,000 tin mines and was a world leader in tin production but within half a century the industry ...

Work is under way to pump millions of litres of floodwater out of a former tin mine in Cornwall. Owners of South Crofty, Cornish Metals said the mine had eight million cubic metres (283 million ...