Cornish Metals Inc plans to sell its Canadian nickel-copper-cobalt properties for C$8 million in cash and shares to focus on the South Crofty tin project in Cornwall. EXPOSURE Nickel King and Opescal Lake, comprising 4,000 hectares in mining leases and mineral claims in the Northwest Territories, are located 135km northeast of Stony Rapids, Saskatchewan. The […]
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Cornish Metals extends South Crofty acreage
Cornish Metals Inc has purchased 7.7 acres to accommodate future site works immediately next to surface infrastructure at its South Crofty tin project in Cornwall. NORTH WINDER The area, lying between New Cook’s Kitchen shaft and the existing surface land containing the water treatment plant, increases the Canadian company’s total holding to 28.5 acres (11.5ha). […]
Cornish Metals to restore NCK shaft early
Cornish Metals Inc will refurbish New Cooks Kitchen shaft ahead of schedule to ensure safety and allow larger equipment to access South Crofty tin mine at an earlier stage. FUNDING The company said it would reallocate proceeds from the May 2022 fundraising for the work. The rate of mine dewatering will also be reduced, with […]
South Crofty mine water levels fall faster than expected
Cornish Metals Inc said that water levels are falling quicker than expected during the dewatering of South Crofty tin mine. UNDERGROUND WORKINGS Operations began in early November with up to 25,000m3 per day of water pumped directly from the mine to the water treatment plant before discharge into the Red River. The Canadian company said […]
Cornish Metals opens water treatment plant
Cornish Metals Inc. has commissioned and officially opened the water treatment plant in readiness for the start of dewatering the South Crofty tin mine. RED RIVER A high density sludge bed has built up within the plant and discharge of treated water from the mine into Red River will begin the week beginning 30 October […]
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 […]