History
The WJ mine operated from the late 1960’s until 1991 when it closed due to adverse economic factors.
Throughout this period the Wheal Jane Laboratory formed part of the technical support functions of the business, monitoring the concentrator process at Wheal Jane and providing analytical services to other RTZ (the owners at the time) operations in Cornwall.
The poly-metallic processing plant at Wheal Jane was the subject huge investment in the 1980’s creating a state of the art facility which was successfully recovering not only tin but, copper and zinc too and also processing ore mined at the other remaining Cornish mine, South Crofty.
After the closure of South Crofty in 1998 the plant at Wheal Jane fell redundant. Through a management buyout the lab was retained, re equipped and has continued to operate since on a commercial basis.The laboratory is now an integral part of the Wheal Jane Group of companies all of which are based here at the former mine site.
Whilst offering analysis of water and soils locally the mainstay of the labs business is serving mining and minerals clients worldwide as well as here in Cornwall, most notably those who are now based here at Wheal Jane.
The laboratory is fully ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certificated through UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) and its facilities and equipment are maintained to ISO 17025 standards.
