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A PRODUCTION of Billy Elliot at saltash.net community school has been hailed a smash hit. The school has reported record numbers of people watching the show across four nights. The school is one of the first in the country to stage performances of the musical. See page 15.


TIN MINING


COMEBACK? Explorations to take place


By KERENZA MOORE


CORNISH tin min- ing could be set for a revival says the company hoping to reopen a mine in South East


Cornwall. The Redmoor Mine at


Kelly Bray, near Call- ington, contains some of the richest tin resources in the world, according to director of Cornwall Resources Peter Wale.


The area was last mined in 1930.


‘The high-grade tin veins at Redmoor are in the top five globally,’ said a com- pany spokesperson.


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‘Together with Strongbow, at South Crofty (Camborne), Cornwall Resources are look- ing to revive tin mining in Cornwall.’ A programme of drilling of


23 holes at a depth of around 300m to extract cores is set to start in the spring at Red- moor. If the project then proceeds to an underground mine, Mr


Wale anticipates it could cre- ate several hundred jobs as well as significant investment into the area. Cornwall Resources, a joint


venture between UK and Aus- tralian mining companies, has appointed mining expert Jeff Harrison, of Saltash, to li- aise with local people.


Concerns The first of a series of


planned public meetings about the scheme was held last week and was attended by 32 people. Callington Portreeve Mark


Smith, who lives at Kelly Bray, said he was pleased to


be working closely with the company to keep people in- formed.


‘I attended the first meeting


last Thursday and I felt it was good that the public could ask any questions.’ Cornwall and Callington


Town Councillor Andrew Long said: ‘This proposal could have a positive jobs im- pact on our community but there are naturally concerns from residents as to how any future works might affect their lives. ‘It was good to see the com-


pany taking the lead on con- sultation and involving Coun- cillor Smith from the start.’


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