UPDATE: Tamar Minerals set for drilling at historic Cornwall tin mine
22nd Jul 2026 11:01
Tamar Minerals PLC - exploring for tin and copper in south west England - Signs contract with Priority Drilling Ltd to conduct a 1,900 metre drilling programme at the Great Wheal Vor mine in Cornwall. The drill rig will mobilise on Monday next week, with drilling beginning "shortly thereafter". Tamar notes that Great Wheal Vor was one of Cornwall's biggest tin producers until mining ended in 1878. This was due to the lode dipping into adjacent mineral rights that are now under the control of Tamar. Read More