Located at Hemerdon Mine, Aggregates West is committed to providing high quality products with exceptional service. We consistently strive for product excellence through a wealth technical experience and years of industry best practice. Our dedicated technicians pursue continual service improvements, enabling our customers peace of mind over product reliability.
The Hemerdon Tungsten-Tin Mine, formerly known as Drakelands Mine or the Hemerdon Ball or Hemerdon Bal Mine, was an operating tungsten and tin mine between August 2015 and October 2018 under previous operators Wolf Minerals (UK) Ltd. (Wolf).
The mine is located 7 miles NE of Plymouth, near the village of Plympton, in Devon, England, and has been categorised as a world class deposit due to the scale of the deposit within a global context.
Aggerates West has been formed as a subsidiary to Tungsten West Ltd, the owner and operator of Hemerdon Mine. The process of metalliferous mining for Tungsten and Tin produces high quality, well graded aggregates as a biproducts to the primary operation. These products range from single size aggregates (5 – 80mm), pipe bedding, sands and various blended products which align to industry standards.
Our process is highly sustainable through the utilisation of a biproduct produced from metalliferous mining operation. Our primary objective is the extraction of Tungsten and Tin, however our process allows for market ready aggregates to meet industry demands. We consistently pursue business excellence through exploring new and alternative ways of working, with a drive for reducing carbon footprint and environmental impacts.