Alba Mineral Resources plc will next month begin bulk sampling from the Llechfraith target and the waste tip at its Clogau-St David’s gold mine, North Wales. FEASIBILITY Extraction of 120 tonnes of fines from the waste tip will begin with trenching planned for April. Processing of bulk samples to gold concentrate will be in May […]
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Alba finds gold grains-sulphides in Llechfraith
Alba Mineral Resources plc reported “discrete grains of gold” and a “significant” proportion of sulphides at level 4 of lower Llechfraith in Clogau-St David’s gold mine, North Wales. BULK SAMPLING Of 40 samples collected, the company fed 25 into its processing plant to produce so far heavy mineral concentrates. A majority of the concentrates, containing the […]
Alba completes dewatering lower Llechfraith level 4
Alba Mineral Resources plc has become the first company in decades to walk on level 4 of the lower Llechfraith workings following completion of dewatering in Clogau-St David’s gold mine. EXPLORATION Along with using pump rates of up to 250 cubic metres per day, specialist geotechnical contractors also installed new platforms and ladderways to allow […]
Alba to increase dewatering rates at Clogau
Alba Mineral Resources plc has received permission to increase the dewatering rate in the lower Llechfraith workings of its Clogau-St David’s gold mine, north Wales. EXPLORATION Industry regulator Natural Resources Wales approved the company’s application for variations to its existing discharge and abstraction permits. The rates will increase in early January from 100 to 250 […]
Alba completes Clogau airborne survey
Alba Mineral Resources plc continues to progress work while awaiting permission to abstract water at a higher pump rate from the Clogau-St David’s gold mine. DELAY The airborne geophysical survey over the Clogau target area is complete and further surveys will continue over key regional gold targets. Expected from 18 December, the next will be […]
Alba given more time to dewater and explore lower Llechfraith
Alba Mineral Resources plc has received permission to continue dewatering and exploring the lower Llechfraith workings in the Clogau-St David’s gold mine, north Wales. EXCLUSION ZONE Natural Resources Wales (NRW)’s grant of an extension to the company’s European Protected Species licence allows the operations to continue until 31 September 2024. “This is significant as it […]