Ali Thanks for the reply. I'll certainly check out the BGS. Where was the core storage building? On the underground front Barry Gamble took the geologists in on a few occaisions as far as Anna Maria Engine shaft Rick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alasdair Neill" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 9:39 AM Subject: Re: Cominco (UK) Ltd at DGC The underground investigation I understand just involved one trip with PCG members into Wheal Fanny. There were a few press releases at the time regarding the exploration, & as at that time Govenment grants were available towards mineral exploration, the BGS may hold details of what they did. A few years later SWCM were planning on reinvestigating the cores, but by that time the core storage building, adjoining the had been vandalised and the context of the cores had probably been lost. I have got a core store index recovered after the vandalism. Alasdair Neill.