Europe's last tin mine could restart production in 2009, 11 years after it closed, says its owner. Baseresult Holdings Ltd, which bought the South Crofty mine in 2001, has created a new company, ...

Also in Cornwall, the Insworke Chapel at Millbrook and Wheal Peevor monument were removed from the 2007 register. South Crofty was the last working tin mine in Europe when it closed in 1998. Vandalism ...

After the belts whirred to a halt and workers left Cornwall’s last operating tin mine for a final time in March 1998, a question was painted on its outer wall: “Cornish lads are fishermen and ...

Just days before my visit, Devon and Cornwall Police had issued a full closure order on Soul Bar, a venue on Cross Street ...

The glory days of tin mining may be about to return to Cornwall in an unexpected revival of the historic industry which provided the backdrop to the Poldark novels and BBC TV drama.

The resurgence of mining in Cornwall has gained a massive cash injection of public funds. South Crofty's return as a viable tin mine has taken a "massive leap forward" thanks to an investment of ...

The mines closed for good in 1895 as the price of tin fell. The images come amid continuing controversy over the number of second home owners who have bought in Cornwall.

In the second part of our Electric dreams series looking at the UK’s automotive battery industry, we visit an area whose industrial past is being revitalised ...

Cornwall’s last tin mine, South Crofty, closed in 1998 but is on track to restart commercial operations by 2027 After the belts whirred to a halt and workers left Cornwall’s last operating tin ...

After the belts whirred to a halt and workers left Cornwall’s last operating tin mine for a final time in March 1998, a question was painted on its outer wall: “Cornish lads are fishermen and Cornish ...