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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Alba Mineral raises £750,000 via placing

Alba Mineral Resources plc has raised £750,000 before expenses via a placing of 600 million new ordinary shares at a price of 0.125 pence per ordinary share. Existing shareholders and other investors who did not have the opportunity to participate in the placing, have a broker option allowing subscriptions up to £100,000 in total on the same terms. On admission, the […]

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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 […]

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Alba ‘very bullish’ as losses rise with operations on hold

Alba Mineral Resources plc reported an increase in losses but remained “very bullish” while it continues to await permits for the Clogau-St David’s gold mine in Wales. FINANCES Final results for the year ended 30 November 2022 showed operating losses of £1,623,000 before impairments (2021: £1,067,000). The figure reflected a full year of administrative expenses […]