Summary
When Cornwall's last tin mine, South Crofty, closed down in 1998 it brought to an emotional end an industry that could trace its roots back nearly 3,000 years. Hard men who had spent their lives working underground, in the harshest conditions imaginable, openly wept. Mining, one of the three occupations that defined Cornwall - the others being fishing and farming - was dead. It was a desperately sad day.
So the news this week that Baseresult Holdings, the company that bought the redundant South Crofty mine, has obtained planning consent to start tin extraction once more will send hopes soaring around Cornwall. With the heady prospect of 400 jobs being created as a direct result of restarting mining operations, the financial future for an area desperately short of well-paid full-time work suddenly looks more promising.See the full content of this document
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New Dawn for Cornish Tin?
But we must all be cautious. The brutal truth, well understood by even the most passionate advocate of Cornish tin mining, was that even before the last mine engine...
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