whitelackington
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Apparently house prices are now plunging
Tin prices are rocketing
might as well start re-digging :
Tin prices are rocketing
might as well start re-digging :
Cornish Tin Mines
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shotlighter
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A Spoonerism?whitelackington said:might as well start re-digging :
whitelackington
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At the moment,
I would rather invest my money in something tangable
IE minerals than a 1/50 repackaged slice of some dodgy American mortgage. :
I would rather invest my money in something tangable
IE minerals than a 1/50 repackaged slice of some dodgy American mortgage. :
D
Downer
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Anne said:
Whitelackington exaggerating? Surely not!
whitelackington
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Maybe The Chinese might like to restart the Cornish metal industry?
They are starting a copper mine in Afghanistan.
So they can't be risk adverse.
They are starting a copper mine in Afghanistan.
So they can't be risk adverse.
Hatstand
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Well they must be pretty confident either way - made the Times yesterday, nearly a full page. Here's the online version...
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article2910213.ece
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/natural_resources/article2910213.ece
gus horsley
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There's a big surge of optimism going on down here regarding the reopening of South Crofty. WUM is a reformed version of Baseresult, presumably floated to gain a bit of extra revenue and impetus to continue the legal wrangle with the RDA. The problem is that the high price of tin will prompt reopenings of mines elsewhere in the world which will be more profitable than S Crofty and the tin price will crash again in about 10 years time.
rhychydwr1
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whitelackington said:
afghanistan chinese copper
Looks interesting
whitelackington
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whitelackington said:
When The Chinese send electrical goods to Europe,
do they have to abide by our "No lead in their solder directive" :-\
nickwilliams
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whitelackington said:
Yes.
Nick.
gus horsley
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Hatstand said:
Indeed, but the point is that the price could crash before the mine comes into production.
whitelackington
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nickwilliams said:
Why do they paint toys with lead paint then :-\
nickwilliams
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Well, I'm not saying you're wrong, Bob, but I've been tracking the introduction of the RoHS Directive (as this legislation is more formally known) since the mid 1990's, and that's the first time I've heard this story about it.
Nick.
Nick.
whitelackington
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whitelackington said:
Just heard,
just that,
on Radio 4,
There is such terrific World demand that South Crofty WILL re-open for full on production in two years time,
already several people working underground clearing collapses etc.
They claimed they had enough tin for a hundred years!
Bob Smith
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A bit sketchy I know, but when I was first looking at RoHS directive compliance for our company I read an article in an economics magazine suggesting the chinese would benefit from RoHS, looks like they will. I had a interest in this because of my connection with cornish mining. But your right Nick, there doesn't seem to be any direct reference to this.
gus horsley
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whitelackington said:
I think the best approach to this news would be one of cautious optimism. I was involved in the heady days of the 1970s tin mining "boom" in Cornwall. By 1985 it was all over. I can't help but think that history will repeat itself, as it already has several times in the 20th century. Good luck to them though.
