Cornish Tin is the newest ‘kid on the block’ and is looking to start their exploration work at Great Wheal Vor, a group of former tin mines near Helston in 2021. In the mid-1800’s it became the most productive tin mine in the world and copper was also produced. It closed in 1877 due to legal disputes between mineral owners, a lack of technology to extract the ore from depth and falls in the tin price. If mined today the Great Wheal Vor mines might be among the top three highest-grade tin mines in the world.
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