First new UK metal mine in 40 years

With 3 000 years of mining history in Cornwall and Devon, the community thrives on the industry. Consequently, although Drakelands tungsten mine is the first new metal mine in 40 years in Britain, it is already well integrated in the district, Mining Weekly can today report. Wolf Minerals (Wolf), an ASX- and AIM-listed specialty metals company, is developing the project.. Currently work is well under way for production to begin mid-2015. “We’re on budget, on time and hitting targets,” Wolf UK operations manager Jeff Harrison.