Alba Mineral Resources plc this week entered the pre-blasting phase in the Lower Llechfraith workings at Clogau-St David’s gold mine, north Wales. MINING A total 100m of cabling is being installed and a new pump lowered to No.4 level to complete dewatering of No.5 level. “The new pump is a sludge pump with a high head […]
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Alba produces high-grade gold from Clogau tip
Alba Mineral Resources plc said it had produced high-grade gold of up to 17.22g/t from fines taken from the historic waste tip at its Clogau-St David’s gold mine in North Wales. REFINERY The trenching programme has to date seen nearly 33 tonnes of <20mm material excavated from the tip. Alba produced four concentrates from composite samples […]
Alba identifies new gold targets from airborne survey
Alba Mineral Resources plc has identified three gold targets from the first part of it recent airborne magnetic survey across the Dolgellau gold belt in Wales. ZONES The surveys, over the Clogau, Castell Carndochan and Hafod Owen prospects, were flown between November 2023 and January 2024. Review and interpretation of the first part of the […]
Alba cheered by ‘exceptionally high grade’ sample results
Alba Mineral Resources plc reported “exceptionally high-grade sampling results” from No.4 level at the lower Llechfraith workings in Clogau-St David’s gold mine, north Wales. OPPORTUNITY The company said it was encouraged by the findings from refined composites of heavy mineral concentrates produced from processing more than 40 samples. From composite 1, recovery of gold weighed 3.1 […]
Alba to quicken start of gold production from Clogau waste tip
Alba Mineral Resources plc plans to quicken the start of gold production following recent assay results from the waste tip at Clogau-St David’s mine in North Wales. RESULTS The company conducted its phase II sampling programme at the waste tip from which assay results from five pits dug in January 2022 returned gold grades of […]
Alba to cut oil interests as losses rise
Alba Mineral Resources plc sid it planned to cut its onshore oil interests to focus on Clogau-St David’s gold mine in North Wales. HORSE HILL Results for year ended 30 November 2020 showed losses of £2,079,537 (2019: £1,312,40) while cash and equivalents increased to £1,512,031 (£211,333). Alba plans to reduce its investment in Horse Hill […]