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

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

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2023

It is a sentiment that resonates with Allie Watkins, who runs the Spice Merchant and World Food Specialist shop in St Austell, a town at the heart of Cornwall's china clay industry.

From BBC • Aug. 17, 2014

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

If St. Austell is the capital of clayland, St. Blazey is second to it as a trading-centre for granite and china clay.

From Nooks and Corners of Cornwall by Scott, C. A. Dawson