Cornish Tin: The Great Wheal Vor Project

Our first and flagship project is The Great Wheal Vor group of 26 former producing tin and copper mines in the Mining District of Breage, Cornwall, UK.

Described in 1929 as “the richest in tin of all the Cornish mines, probably the richest tin mine which has ever been worked in the world” (Hamilton Jenkin, writing in 1929).

By grade, if being mined today, it could be in the top 3 tin mines in the world. Our mineral rights cover all minerals and aggregates, including tin, copper, lithium, tungsten and geothermal energy.

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Why Tin?

Did you know that tin is the metal most impacted by new technology?

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) analysis for Rio Tinto in 2018 identified tin as the metal most likely to be positively impacted by the electric vehicle and energy storage revolution, with other key drivers of demand being advanced robotics, computation, climate change and the Technology of Things
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Cornish Tin 'all set' for drilling plans to commence at Great Wheal Vor Project - Video Interview with Clive Newall and Sally Norcross-Webb

Cornish Tin's Clive Newall, Chairman and Founder, and Sally Norcross-Webb, CEO and Founder join Proactive London's Katie Pilbeam to talk about the Great Wheal Vor Project near Breage in Cornwall, UK.
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21 Mar 2022

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Cornish Tin 'an interesting opportunity' with tin prices 'rocketing away' - Video Interview with Mining Capital's Alastair Ford

Mining Capital's Alastair Ford says the Cornish mining sector has been revitalised by a new interest in the county’s lithium resources. And now a new company, Cornish Tin Limited, is looking to bring the past back to life...
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18 Mar 2022

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