Geologists solve puzzle that could predict valuable rare earth element deposits
Pioneering new research has helped geologists solve a long-standing puzzle that could help pinpoint new, untapped concentrations of some the most valuable rare earth deposits. A team of geologists, led by Professor Frances Wall from the Camborne School of Mines, have...
Cornish Lithium finds “globally significant” lithium grades in geothermal waters and prepares for work on pilot plant
Cornish Lithium Ltd. (‘Cornish Lithium’ or ‘the Company’), an innovative mineral exploration company exploring for lithium and other battery metals in the South West of the UK, is pleased to announce results from preliminary sampling of lithium in deep geothermal...
Innovate UK Smart Grant for British Lithium
Roche-based British Lithium Limited (BLL) has been awarded £500,000 of match grant funding from the government to progress its research and development of hard rock lithium extraction in the St Austell area of Cornwall. With an application success rate of around 6 per...
COVID Response at Wardell Armstrong’s Metallurgical Laboratory, Cornwall
An independent metallurgical test facility in Cornwall has cemented itself as the leading facility in Europe, and their response to COVID - 19 is no exception. Wardell Armstrong’s test facilities caters to Clients worldwide delivering specialised services to the...
New Immersive Technology Centre open to CMA Businesses
A grant has been provided to Falmouth University and the University of Exeter by the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) to establish an immersive reality facility at the Cornwall campus to assist businesses with immersive technologies. Immersive Business...
NITREM – nitrate removal from mine wastes and geomorphic reclamation at Kiruna iron mine, Arctic Sweden
Nitrate residues from explosives present in waste rock from LKAB's underground iron mining operations at Kiruna in north Sweden's Arctic wilderness are an environmental problem. The multi-partner NITREM project began in 2017 to install and test a novel bioreactor...