After the belts whirred to a halt and workers left Cornwall’s last operating tin mine for a final time in March 1998, a question was painted on its outer wall: “Cornish lads are fishermen and Cornish ...

TIN MINING’s return to Cornwall after nearly three decades received a boost last week with a £28.6m (US$35.4m) investment ...

Nearly £30m is to be invested in the reopening of Cornwall's South Crofty tin mine in a scheme expected to create more than 300 jobs. The National Wealth Fund (NWF) announced a £28.6m direct equity ...

A major Cornwall mining project has received backing from the government's new investment vehicle, the National Wealth Fund.

The investment is part of a £56m funding round into Cornish Metals to finance the reopening of Cornwall’s South Crofty tin mine, which could create 300 jobs and bring back an ancient Cornish ...

Bude sits on the north coast of Cornwall, in an area of long beaches, high cliffs and lengthy grassy stretches. The path here ...

The resurgence of mining in Cornwall has gained a massive cash injection of public funds. South Crofty's return as a viable tin mine has taken a "massive leap forward" thanks to an investment of ...

Generations of miners dug out copper, and later tin, from South Crofty mine in Redruth, Cornwall, for more than 400 years - Hugh Hastings/Getty Images Rachel Reeves’s National Wealth Fund has ...

Cornwall’s last tin mine, South Crofty, closed in 1998 but is on track to restart commercial operations by 2027 After the belts whirred to a halt and workers left Cornwall’s last operating tin ...