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WCM mine plans might be decided by Government

West Cumbria Mining Ltd (WCM) might have to wait for the Government to authorise its new metallurgical mine off the coast near Whitehaven. DETERMINATION WCM is due to hear from Cumbria County Council tomorrow (2 October) whether it will approve the mine following revised details of the plans. Secretary of state for housing, communities and […]

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WCM to invest £148m in employment

West Cumbria Mining (WCM) said it would spend £148 million per annum on its employees, services and supply chain for its metallurgical coal mine near Whitehaven. STATISTICS The plans are awaiting legal agreement and the company expects Cumbria County Council to review updated planning information tomorrow (2 October). Plans for Woodhouse Colliery have faced opposition […]

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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 […]

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Anglesey positive on metals market despite losses

Anglesey Mining plc, focused on gold-silver-lead-copper-zinc exploration in Wales and iron in Sweden and Canada, posted wider losses but remains optimistic on the future for mineral projects and companies. In its annual report, the company posted losses before tax of £305,510 for the financial year ended 31 March 2020 (2019: £234,621). The company had £95,311 […]

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Power Metal and Kavango start Cu-Ag exploration in Botswana

Power Metal Resources plc and 50-50 strategic joint venture (SJV) partner Kavango Resources plc have started exploration work for copper-silver deposits in South Ghanzi in Botswana. The SJV includes two prospecting licences for copper covering 1,294km2 in the Kalahari Copper Belt. Exploration is now underway and will initially focus on soil sampling and geophysics to […]

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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 […]