Cornish Lithium Sponsors Museum Transformation
“Cornish Lithium is delighted to support the Royal Cornwall Museum’s work to promote Cornwall’s proud mining heritage.” – Jeremy Wrathall, Founder and CEO of Cornish Lithium.
Royal Cornwall Museum has welcomed Cornish Lithium as sponsors of the transformation of its Mineral Gallery, home to a collection of more than 12,000 rocks and minerals.
As champions of mineral extraction in Cornwall, Cornish Lithium is supporting the transformation of the gallery which houses an internationally significant collection and tells the story of Cornwall’s mining heritage dating back to the Bronze Age.
Royal Cornwall Museum began their transformation earlier this year, starting with the Mineral Gallery thanks to a £476K grant from the UK Government’s Truro Town Deal as part of its Levelling Up initiative.
Due to re-open in July, the Mineral Gallery will be refreshed, with improved accessibility and include a digital lab to enhance school learning activities.
“We’re delighted to be forging a relationship with Cornish Lithium who are really leading the way with the new era of mineral extraction in Cornwall.
As passionate geologists, they recognise the importance of the museum’s mineral collections, and we are extremely grateful for their support.” – Jonathan Morton, Executive Director for the museum
Cornish Lithium is a highly innovative mineral exploration company focused on the sustainable extraction of lithium. Metals, such as lithium, are essential to the energy transition for use in the batteries that enable electric vehicles, battery energy storage, and other components that will support the UK’s green industrial revolution.
“We are excited to be at the vanguard of Cornwall’s mining renaissance and to secure environmentally responsible sources of the critical minerals required to drive the energy transition.
Cornish Lithium wanted to support the Royal Cornwall Museum’s Mineral Gallery transformation because we share the same values of inclusivity, education and sustainability as the museum, which makes this a very natural partnership.” – Jeremy Wrathall, Founder and CEO of Cornish Lithium
The Mineral Gallery is the beginning of an extensive transformation for Royal Cornwall Museum, which has received a further £2.1m from the Good Growth Programme which is managed by Cornwall Council and funded by the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund and aims to help level up communities across the UK.