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Drilling for Minions

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The Box
Established in 1992, the South West Film & Television Archive collection spans from 1893 to the present day containing more than 250,000 items. Formed from a variety of depositors, including broadcast news and programmes material from the Westward and TSW archive. In 2018 the archive collection transferred to The Box in Plymouth.

Drilling for Minions

Reporter John Doyle investigates moves by Geevor Mine Company to bore 100 holes to prospect for new ore around the Withybrook Valley on Bodmin Moor and sites of the disused Phoenix United, Marke Valley, Craddock Moor, South Caradon, South Phoenix and Gonamena Mines. The Phoenix mine operated initially by Cornwall Great United Mines as Wheal Prosper (wheal is the Celtic word for mine) ceased operations in 1914. The drilling for Minions and its residents is not welcome.

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