Alba Mineral Resources plc has successfully completed the first blast at its Llechfraith priority gold target at Clogau gold mine in north Wales.
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“We are delighted to have successfully and safely completed the first blast at our main gold target at Clogau, the Llechfraith target,” said executive chairman George Frangeskides.
“To our knowledge, this is the first blast to have taken place at Clogau since the 1980s and is a testament to the skill and dedication of our mining personnel onsite.”
The company drilled and detonated eight holes on No.4.5 level, producing “several tonnes of broken vein ore”.
The material will be removed to surface for processing while the next sequence of blasts is expected at No.5 level.
In Alba’s half year report, Mr Frangeskides added: “The start of blasting signifies that we are now very much at the business end of our operational activities at Clogau.
“This next phase of work will go some way to determining the viability of commercial gold operations based at the Lower Llechfraith workings, our priority target within the existing envelope of the mine.”