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Beach Ices at Praa Sands

Ice meeting the sand at the base of the low cliff behind Praa Sands Beach, West Cornwall. 6th January 2009....

Water seeping through a wall is turned to icicles, ate Trewellard Bottoms, where Geevor Mine meets the sea....

A late afternoon scene, at Levant Mine, West Cornwall. 7th January 2009....

The old electricity generator building, at Levant Mine, West Cornwall, during the recent cold snap. 7th Jnauary 2009....

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	Cornish tin mining to become viable again?
CK	Posted: 09.09.2006, 12:34
registered: Apr. 2006 Posts: 383 Status: offline last visit: 08.01.09	Mike, that was a misquote from the Western Morning News, when asked (On Radio Cornwall) what the duration for restarting tin production, Kevin Williams answered 2 years, Laurence Reed then commented that he didn't think it would be possible to pump the mine out in 2 years, to which Kevin Williams replied, the plan is to commence production at the higher levels after 2 years, and it would be 4 years until the bottom of the mine was reached. I'm sure you'll agree that seems pretty reasonable. Unfortunatly the WMN seems to have a habit of misquoting statements, to such an extent that it appears to give the RDA a reasonable viewpoint.


Mike	Posted: 09.09.2006, 13:01
registered: Jul. 2004 Posts: 2744 Status: offline last visit: 09.01.09	Thanks CK, fully understood. Makes sense.