We hope that you, as a subscriber to our Newsletter, find the content interesting. We continue to do research into the state of health of our local stream, the Porthleven Stream and also to stay informed of the activities of the exploration companies that are operating in the area as well as monitoring the mining…
Spring is in the air! We almost had a few days of sunshine and no rain here for a few days didn’t we?! All (Not So) Quiet On The Cornish Tin Front. Cornish Tin’s exploration in our area appeared to stop at the end of May last year, so we could perhaps be forgiven for…
“Treat the earth well. It was not given to you by your parents. It was loaned to you by your children” Kenyan Proverb Recent Cornish Tin Drilling Activity Cornish Tin have now moved from site 23-015/PV234 and are now located west of Trew at site 23 – 110. They started to move off site PV207…
Talk By Tom Gatehouse 7pm Friday 17th May Carleen Village Hall, Carleen, Helston TR13 9QP Protect Wheal Vor & GWVCEG are delighted to host author and researcher Tom Gatehouse for a unique talk on the modern reality of mining and how it can affect our environment and our communities. The evening will include a talk and…
One of our concerns with the resumption of exploratory drilling and potential resumption of full scale mining in the Great Wheal Vor Area and Breage Parish is not just causing new pollution if a new mine were to be developed but, the possibility the exploratory drilling causing increased pollution to the local water courses and…
Mining projects involve enormous investments. The stakes are very high. The motivation has little to do with any of the headings and everything to do with a return on the sums invested. Mining ventures happen when the commodity price is high enough, there is not too much opposition and when additional local investment is available….
Cornwall Council have notified us that Cornish Tin have submitted an application to drill another 26 holes mostly centred around Trew. We also know that Godolphin Exploration are about to submit their application for a further series of holes. We can surmise that these applications are being submitted now in order to prepare the way…
Since the drilling started last year, there have been a couple of incidents that some residents believe could be related to the drilling programme being carried out by Cornish Tin Ltd. Firstly last summer a sinkhole opened up only metres away from a drill site. The drill rig was relocated and the hole plugged by…
Approaches have been made over the last two years to landowners in the Carleen area by Cornish Tin Ltd and, more recently, landowners in the adjacent area have been contacted by a company called Godolphin Exploration Ltd. 1) Do not be bullied into signing a land access agreement till you have informed yourself about your…