High-grade tungsten deposits discovered in test drilling for tin at Cornish mine
The firm aiming to reopen Cornwall’s last working tin mine has found extensive deposits of valuable tungsten in test drilling at the site.
In an update on progress at activity at South Crofty mine near Redruth, which closed in 1998 after four centuries of operation, Cornish Metals said the high-grade tungsten zone was not what it was looking for, but added that it was “a welcome addition”.
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