Success at Cornwall Schools Mining Games

This year’s Cornwall Schools Mining Games proved to be another exciting and successful celebration of Cornwall’s rich mining heritage, with Year 8 (2nd Year) pupils from across the county competing in six traditional mining disciplines: mucking, mineral processing, hand-steeling, gold panning, swede sawing, and surveying.

We are delighted to announce that Truro School Team Two emerged as the outright winners of this year’s competition and their determination and teamwork saw them take 1st place in the mucking discipline, showcasing both physical skill and coordination under challenging conditions.

Full results across all disciplines will be released soon, and we are confident that Team One has also performed strongly, likely achieving 2nd or 3rd place in some of the disciplines.

Miss Hope, Head of Geology, commented, “This is a fantastic opportunity for 2nd Year pupils to gain a hands-on understanding of Geology and to explore Cornwall’s rich mining heritage. Many of the disciplines they practise during the competition, such as mineral processing and surveying, are the very same skills that several of our former Truro School Geology students are now putting into practice in mines across the world. It’s incredibly inspiring for our pupils to see how their learning here can lead to exciting futures in the mining industry.”

We look forward to next year’s event and another opportunity to celebrate the skills, spirit, and heritage of our county’s mining past. Thank you to King Edward Mine Museum for hosting the event.