china clay

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A historic site in Cornwall known for being the birthplace of the china clay industry has been put up for sale.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2023

The joint venture between china clay company Imerys and British Lithium aims to operate the UK's "leading lithium hub" within five years.

From BBC • Jun. 29, 2023

It's also been drilling for lithium in hard rock at a disused china clay pit near St Austell.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2023

In later years he wrote about rugby for the Sunday Telegraph and was employed in the china clay industry for 30 years.

From The Guardian • Jan. 30, 2013

The Bristol porcelain, like that of Plymouth, was always a true felspathic porcelain resembling the Chinese, but made from the china clay and china stone of Cornwall.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various