Research
Research
Research Opportunities
CRL has excellent links with local institutions in the southwest and beyond, having run collaborative student research projects each year since 2017, with the Camborne School of Mines, and the Universities of Plymouth and Portsmouth.
This work has been mutually beneficial - students have gained the opportunity to work on a world class mineral deposit, and exposure to a workplace with ongoing exploration activities, whilst CRL receives input from members of academic staff and useful data from research involving cutting-edge analytical suites and processes.
Examples of past research projects that CRL have engaged in and collaborated on:
• Geochemical and Mineralogical analysis of the Redmoor Tin-Tungsten Deposit, East Cornwall. – Edward Hill, 2017 (MSc Thesis).
• Using geochemical techniques to look at granite-related W-Sn-Cu mineralisation and the indium content of the Redmoor project. – Gemma Lawson, 2018 (MRes Thesis)
• Variations in the Sn-W-Cu ore at Redmoor, Cornwall: With emphasis on variation by distance from cross-course faults. – Alicia Bird, 2018 (MSc Thesis).
• Using geochemical techniques to look at granite-related W-Sn-Cu mineralisation and the indium content of the Redmoor project. – James Parkinson, 2019 (MGeol Thesis).
• The use of geochemistry and gravimetry on the evaluation of the possible extension of the Redmoor Sn-W Sheeted Vein System, Cornwall, United Kingdom. – Armando Vazquez Camargo, 2019 (MSc Thesis).
• Exploration geochemistry and geophysics around the Redmoor Sn-W deposit – Alex Dineen, 2022 (MSc Thesis).
CRL was also a project partner on the ERDF-funded Deep Digital Cornwall
Project, using CRL's licence area to produce new, high-quality, exploration datasets of the subsurface in Cornwall. CRL’s involvement in the DDC project allowed for the collection of numerous datasets that have allowed CRL to develop a better understanding of the regional geology and geological controls on the mineralisation at Redmoor. Furthermore, the aerial geophysical survey that was undertaken in Spring 2023 and ground gravity survey, coupled with the extensive soil geochemical survey, will allow CRL to better understand the distribution of elements of interest throughout the area and identify targets for future exploration.
CRL is currently collaborating with the Met4Tech
research program based at Camborne School of Mines, utilising sophisticated analytical techniques to study and better understand the chemistry and mineralogy of the Redmoor deposit, with an aim of gaining and understanding as to the metallurgical processes needed to extract the metals contained in the deposit. Another focus of this collaboration with Met4Tech is that the resultant analytical work will aim to understand the most efficient methods of metal extraction and what additional metals can be extracted from the rocks within and surrounding the SVS hosted Tungsten-Tin-Copper resource, with an aim of making a potential mine at Redmoor a key component in the U.K’s circular economy and supplying the critical metals needed for a Net-Zero future.
CRL strongly believes that any future mine should developed and operated with greatest consideration to the environment and society. Through this desire to be a responsible and sustainable operation, CRL have engaged in numerous environmental studies within its project area with numerous collaborators. Mine water studies and mine tailings studies have been undertaken in conjunction with research projects at the Camborne School of Mines and British Geological Survey, with the aim of understanding the impacts that historical mining has on the region and what can be done to reclaim the environment and secure biodiversity in the region. CRL has also worked with Premier Water Solutions
in order to understand the impacts of historical drilling has on groundwater in the Kelly Bray area and how this effects the local environment and what can be done to mitigate any potential effects. CRL has also contracted the services of Plan for Ecology Ltd
to undertake ecological and biodiversity studies on the Redmoor site to better understand how any drilling activities can be carried out with minimal disruption to the local fauna and flora, and how CRL can improve the current biodiversity in the area. In addition to using the services of Inacoustic
to monitor and model potential noise impacts of planned works and mitigations.
To discuss opportunities to collaborate on research with CRL please Contact Us.