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Cornish Metals: Job Creation

Commons · Question 71400 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Treasury · Official record

Answered 8 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Gareth Davies

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with reference to the press release entitled Chancellor pledges to unlock growth in Cornwall, published on 29 July 2025, what proportion of the jobs created by the reopening of the South Crofty Tin Mine will be dire

Answer

Answered by James Murray, 8 Sep 2025

Cornish Metals expect over 300 direct jobs to be created at South Crofty mine, with up to a further 1,000 indirect jobs being created to support the mining operation. The employment figures referenced in the HM Treasury press release were provided by Corn...