Cornish Metals secures £52m loan to help reopen tin mine

Michael Holder
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The South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall | Credit iStock
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The South Crofty tin mine in Cornwall | Credit iStock

National Wealth Fund to provide further £35m on top of previous strategic multi-million-pound investment in support of critical minerals project

Cornish Metals has secured additional public funding to upgrade and reopen its South Crofty tin mine in Redruth through a new £52m shareholder loan from the National Wealth Fund (NWF) and metals investor...

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