Dig Deep What's Happening In The UK Mining Industry - with Richard Williams
In this episode we have a returning guest who appeared back in December 2021 (Episode 195). Richard Williams is the CEO of Cornish Metals, who are a dual-listed (TSX & AIM) company focused on advancing the South Crofty high-grade, underground tin project through to delivery of a feasibility study, as well as exploring its additional mineral rights, all located in Cornwall, SW England. The Company’s mineral rights have potential for the discovery of tin, copper, lithium, tungsten, zinc and silver mineralization.
Richard is a Professional Geologist who has over 30 years of experience in the mining and mineral exploration sector principally in southern Africa, and south and Central America. He also serves as CEO of Winshear Gold Corp, an exploration company with gold projects in Peru. He gives us an update on Cornish Metals and what is happening in the UK mining industry.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
- South Crofty is an iconic mine in Cornwall with operations stretching back to 1592, and which operated continually up to 1998. it served principally as a tin mine.
- Construction of the water treatment plant is on track for May / June commissioning.
- Feasibility Study underway, with three drill rigs collecting samples for metallurgical test work, including ore-sorting and paste backfill studies, from various parts of the Mineral Resource
- The longer term view of Cornish Metals is to grow the company, The technical committee meets regularly to discuss development and advancement.
- Cornish mining engineers are famed for their ingenuity and innovation. Practices they have pioneered have become the norm throughout the mining world on a global basis.
BEST MOMENTS
'We focussed on the underlying tin mine operation'
'Since we acquired the project, we've not secured the environmental permits'
'It's full steam ahead!'
'it's very much a team effort'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
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Richard Williams LinkedIn - https://ca.linkedin.com/in/richard-williams-4a82456
Facebook.com/cornishmetals
Twitter.com/CornishMetals
Linkedin.com/company/Cornish-metals-inc
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ABOUT THE HOST
Rob Tyson is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specialising in all areas of mining across the globe from first-world to third-world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our clients' organisations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.
CONTACT METHOD
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Podcast Description
Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community an insight into people’s experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.