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Tungsten West secures MPF permit

Tungsten West plc has been granted a permit to operate its mineral processing facility at the Hemerdon tungsten and tin mine near Plympton in south Devon. FEASIBILITY STUDY The grant from the Environment Agency is the final the key permit required to progress the project. The company said it would focus on maximising tungsten and […]

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South Crofty drill samples tests exceed expectations

Cornish Metals Inc reported better than expected results from metallurgical testwork on drill samples from the South Crofty tin project in Pool, Redruth. UPGRADING POTENTIAL TOMRA Sorting GmbH completed X-Ray transmission (XRT) ore sorting and Wardell Armstrong International conducted the heavy liquid separation (HLS) preconcentration testwork. XRT resulted in 55% mass rejection and <3% metal […]

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Cornish Metals MRE shows increase of contained tin

Cornish Metals Inc’s revised mineral resource estimate (MRE) showed an increase of contained tin in the indicated and inferred categories at South Crofty. REVIEW A 31.6% increase was recorded in the indicated while the inferred saw a rise of 15.5% in contained tin. The MRE, prepared in-house and externally verified, focuses on the tin-only section […]

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Cornish Lithium progresses revised Trelavour resource

Cornish Lithium has progressed work in preparation for a resource definition for its Trelavour hard rock project in Cornwall. FEASIBILITY STUDY The project is at the former kaolin pit near St Austell where lithium is present in mica minerals within the granite. The stability of the pit walls to reduce the risk of land slips […]

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Cornish Metals nears completion of water treatment plant

Cornish Metals Inc continues to advance preparations ahead of a mining decision at the end of 2024 for the South Crofty tin project in Cornwall. WATER TREATMENT PLANT In its annual statements for the year ended 31 January 2023 and until 26 April 2023, the Canadian company reported near completion of the water treatment plant […]