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In the source I found describing, briefly, the activities of the No.1 Tunnelling Company in 1942, the Canadian Army historian said they working from Cornwall to Shetland. Could chromite have been the target at the latter location? Iain Wright ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Claughton" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005 12:26 PM Subject: Wartime mineral investigations (was 'Cornwall mining photo') > The responses to the initial enquiry by Iain Wright, on the mining carried > out by Canadian army engineers in support of the Home Ores department > during the 2nd World War, has highlighted the diversity of the work. We > might, however, question how effective it was in identifying, and bringing > into production, new sources of minerals. Preliminary investigation on the > response to the restrictions placed on the supply of iron ores to the > British iron and steel industry during the conflict suggest that the result > was at best marginal; and that new production came from the expansion of > existing, rather than new, resources (see > http://www.exeter.ac.uk/~pfclaugh/mhinf/newtech.doc). > > Some strategic minerals required in bulk were never going to be supplied > from UK sources. The increased demand for chromite, for example, was met by > opening up deposits in west and southern Africa. But what was the result of > the Home Ores department's work on the production of tin and tungsten ores > in the UK ? > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Dr Peter Claughton, > Blaenpant Morfil, nr. Rosebush, Clynderwen, Pembrokeshire, Wales SA66 7RE. > > Tel. +44 (0)1437 532578; Fax. +44 (0)1437 532921; Mobile +44 (0)7831 427599 > > Hon. University Fellow > School of Historical, Political and Sociological Studies (Centre for South > Western Historical Studies) > University of Exeter > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > > Co-owner - mining-history e-mail discussion list. > See http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/files/mining-history/ for details. > > Mining History Pages - http://www.exeter.ac.uk/~pfclaugh/mhinf/ > > _____________________________________________ >