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 […]
Tag: Alba Mineral Resources plc
Alba Mineral dewaters Clogau to level 3
Alba Mineral Resources plc has dewatered the lower Llechfraith workings at Clogau-St David’s gold mine to level 3 and completed field work at the historic Caerwych mine site. LOWER LLECHFRAITH The programme began following Natural Resources Wales’ refusal to allow a higher pump rate after heavy rainfall reflooded the lower Llechfraith workings. The company said […]
Alba begins emergency dewatering of lower Llechfraith
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 […]
Heavy rainfall hampers dewatering of lower Llechfraith workings 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. PERMIT 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 […]
GreenRoc Mining raises £470,000 via placing
GreenRoc Mining plc raised £470,000 gross via a placing of 12,368,422 new ordinary shares each of 0.1 pence at 3.8 pence per placing share. Majority shareholder Alba Mineral Resources subscribed for 3,026,316 placing shares and now holds 63,026,317 shares, equivalent to 42.97% of GreenRoc’s issued capital. Following admission, GreenRoc’s total issued share capital will comprise […]
Alba starts dewatering lower Llechfraith
Alba Mineral Resources plc has begun dewatering the Lower Llechfraith workings containing the primary gold target within the Clogau-St David’s mine system in North Wales. GEOPHYSICAL SURVEYS The company added it expected to start safety works this week. However, unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) geophysical survey flights planned over the wider Dolgellau gold exploration project are […]