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Cornish Tin Ltd have now been granted the right to drill exploratory bore holes through General Development Planning Orders on three successive occasions. The drilling has clearly been intended to demonstrate the viability of extractive metalliferous mining in the future.

During each phase of exploratory drilling members of the local community have experienced significant disruption and loss of amenity.

I/we strongly object to these phases of exploratory drilling since not only are they in themselves disruptive but any future intention of extractive mining would place an intolerable strain on the area:
 
1. The Wheal Vor area is now a quiet residential community supporting small businesses, holiday lets, camp sites and many people have chosen to retire there. 100 years on, Wheal Vor is even now recovering from the last rounds of mining.
 
2. All mining places a burden on the environment. Since the historic mining in Wheal Vor is the known cause of existing high levels of cadmium, mercury and arsenic in the Porthleven Stream, any additional pollution would create an intolerable situation. (Catchment link)
 
3. The local residents have the right to determine what happens in their community. Such large and disruptive activities should not proceed without formal public scrutiny.
 
I look forward to your reply,
 
Yours etc.
 

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