Alba Mineral Resources plc said it had made good progress with a range of works at Clogau-St David’s gold mine in the south of Snowdonia National Park. The junior miner has drilled four holes covering a total of 252 metres and received permission to continue underground drilling until the end of October 2020. Drilling at […]
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Anglesey Mining appoints Micon for PEA at Parys
Anglesey Mining has appointed Micon International Ltd to conduct a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its base and precious metals project at Parys Mountain in Anglesey, North Wales. OPTIMISATION STUDIES Micon began its work on the copper-zinc-lead-gold-silver project at Parys Mountain in 2006. This has included preparation of the JORC compliant resource estimate in 2012 […]
Power Metal-Kavango start exploration in Ghanzi
Power Metal Resources plc and 50-50 strategic joint venture partner, Kavango Resources plc, have started exploration work for copper-silver deposits in South Ghanzi, Botswana. STRUCTURES The JV comprises two prospecting licences, PL036/2020 and PL037/2020, covering 1,294km2 in the Kalahari Copper Belt, immediately south of the district capital Ghanzi. Exploration will initially focus on soil sampling […]
Scotgold increases resource inventory ahead of first gold
Scotgold Resources Ltd said it was increasing its resource inventory in and around the Cononish Gold and Silver Mine where it expected first gold by the end of November 2020. Exploration work has focused on extending the soil sampling grid at Cononish as well as extensions to the soil sampling grids over the Beinn Udlaidh […]
Power Metal to accelerate JV in Victoria gold fields
Power Metal Resources plc said it would accelerate its gold exploration joint venture Red Rock Australasia Pty Ltd (RRAL) following findings in a new technical report. JOINT VENTURE RRAL is a joint venture company 49.9% owned by Power Metal and 50.1% by Red Rock Resources plc. Power Metal chief executive Paul Johnson, and Red Rock Resources […]
Woodsmith polyhalite project to have deepest mineshaft in Europe
Anglo American expects to start excavating “the deepest mineshaft in Europe” before the end of 2020 at the Woodsmith project polyhalite mine on the North Yorkshire coast. SBR The South African mining giant, which bought the project in January 2020 from Sirius Minerals for £400 million, is currently assembling its first 60-metre Shaft Boring Roadheader […]