“Is there still mining in
Cornwall?
Yes there is! And the
people who know were in Liskeard....” Margot Saher
WOW.....What fascinating
night the South Crofty Presentation at Liskeard Trevithick Society was. Chris
Davies Kevin Williams, Keith Russ and Sue Bradbury of Western United Mines gave
us an amazing insight to work being carried out to bring tin mining back to
Cornwall. Highlights of the question and Answer session will be published in
the Trevithick Society newsletter, but meanwhile here is a great picture from
the presentation.
An impression of the planned future of Cornish
Mining, the new mill at Tuckingmill.
Interestingly-
·
There
are no new headframes as all the ore will come up an incline into the mill
building.· There are no waste tips as all the deads will be converted to aggregate.
· There will be no tailing dams as the mill waste will be backfilled underground
The Iconic South Crofty
headframe will remain unused as a landmark.
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