Alba Mineral Resources plc has begun emergency dewatering after the regulator refused to allow an increase in the abstraction rate within Clogau-St David’s gold mine, north Wales. EXPLORATION The company had applied for a temporary variation to restart pumping at the higher 100m3/day rate after heavy rain during July and August reflooded the lower Llechfraith shaft […]
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Alba hampered by heavy rainfall at Clogau
Alba Mineral Resources plc hopes to extend its dewatering permit after “unseasonal and exceptional” heavy rainfall reflooded the lower Llechfraith workings in Clogau-St David’s gold mine. VARIATIONS Initial permission was to abstract 100m3 per day for 16 consecutive days, followed by 30m3 per day until 2030 to keep the workings dewatered. The dewatering exercise began […]
Alba cleared to dewater lower Llechfraith
Alba Mineral Resources plc has after received permission to dewater and explore its primary target of the lower Llechfraith workings in the Clogau-St David’s gold mine, north Wales. PREPARATIONS The company previously had to resubmit its applications and provide additional information to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) including a “lengthy” habitat regulations assessment (HRA). “Detailed planning […]
Cornish Metals instals submersible pump at South Crofty
Cornish Metals Inc has installed the first submersible pump for stage one of the dewatering programme in New Cook’s Kitchen (NCK) shaft at the South Crofty tin project in Cornwall. STAGES The pump is the first of two for the two-stage mine dewatering programme. The specialist high-head 950 kW vertical submersible pumps, manufactured by KSB […]
Cornish Metals sets date for dewatering South Crofty
Cornish Metals Inc expects wet commissioning of the mine water treatment plant to begin in June and continue into July, before dewatering starts in August at the South Crofty tin project in Cornwall. PROGRESS The plant, estimated to cost £6.6 to £7 million, is designed to treat 25,000 cubic metres of mine water per day. […]