As he pours pure tin into specially designed ingot moulds, Clifford Rice fears a Cornish tradition is coming to an end.

There’s no one who knows more about underground work than me,” Mark Kaczmarek says, laughing. “It’s one thing learning from a ...

Dark and damp, South Crofty tin mine in Britain's Cornwall could help revive a centuries old industry. Cornish Metals say the mine at Redruth, which operated continuously from 1592 until it became the ...

The historic moment was made possible thanks to a partnership between Cornwall Gold and Wheal Jane Laboratory.

Cornwall's last tin mine closed 20 years ago. Now growing demand for metals from ethical sources could spark a revival in one of Britain's most deprived regions. Cornwall's last tin mine closed 20 ...

It is so loved by the people of Cornwall, that it was even given Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status by the EU in ...

When work began at the South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall, Queen Elizabeth I was on the throne, the first English settlement in America had only just been established, and the world’s trade with the ...

Cornish Metals plans to commence tin mining in Cornwall's South Crofty in 2026. This mining will help address the potential global tin shortfall, causing a probable rise in tin price. Tin is a vital ...

Princess Anne has visited South Crofty Tin Mine in Cornwall to mark the official reopening of one of Tin Mine’s deepest mining shafts. The Princess Royal unveiled a plaque to mark the official ...

SYDNEY, March 19 (Reuters) - Tin mining is set to resume in the United Kingdom some 16 years after the last mine closed, as an Australian-listed company revives a tradition dating back to the Bronze ...