china clay

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It contains monuments dating back to the Iron Age and is the first location to be mined for china clay by Plymouth chemist William Cookworthy in 1768.

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

They are rather more enterprising there, I fancy, and perhaps there is a finer quality of china clay, or whatever they call it, in that neighbourhood.

From Four Ghost Stories by Molesworth, Mrs.