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Q: In 1889, it was announced that the “only known continuous lode [of uranium
ore] in the world” had been found at the Union Mine in Grampound Road, Cornwall.
Does anybody know what happened to this deposit? There were plans to use the
uranium to replace gold in jewellery. Was this ever done? If so, it would add a
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