Imerys British Lithium says financial constraints and market conditions are to blame for the pause.

Aging mines and heavy rain make collapses more likely and there have been several in recent months.

Cornwall Council is due to sign off an agreement with the trust next week.

Such was the deep-rooted connection between Cornwall and mining. In the Bronze Age the Phoenicians sought Cornish tin, and for much of the Industrial Revolution the area provided nearly all of the ...

Growing need for critical minerals to power tech has intensified ‘appetite’ for lithium, which could be a ‘huge boon’ for local economy ...

Global leaders are going head to head over critical minerals and national security. For some U.K. lawmakers, it is chance to ...

This would be a deal that puts ‘America first’, not Cornwall. The aim is to benefit Trump’s billionaire ‘tech bro’ cronies' ...

South Crofty site could get $225m funding as US seeks to secure supply of critical metal ...

The "Walking with Poldark" walk is running over September 13-15, starting with a mine visit to the South Crofty mine operations, which is being revived by Strongbow Mining. The walk will then follow ...

Known as ‘white gold’, lithium is among the most important mined elements on the planet – ideal for the rechargeable batteries used in tech products. Can Europe’s largest deposit bring prosperity to ...