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Alba completes dewatering lower Llechfraith level 4

Alba Mineral Resources plc has become the first company in decades to walk on level 4 of the lower Llechfraith workings following completion of dewatering in Clogau-St David’s gold mine. EXPLORATION Along with using pump rates of up to 250 cubic metres per day, specialist geotechnical contractors also installed new platforms and ladderways to allow […]

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Alba to increase dewatering rates at Clogau

Alba Mineral Resources plc has received permission to increase the dewatering rate in the lower Llechfraith workings of its Clogau-St David’s gold mine, north Wales. EXPLORATION Industry regulator Natural Resources Wales approved the company’s application for variations to its existing discharge and abstraction permits. The rates will increase in early January from 100 to 250 […]

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Alba completes Clogau airborne survey

Alba Mineral Resources plc continues to progress work while awaiting permission to abstract water at a higher pump rate from the Clogau-St David’s gold mine. DELAY The airborne geophysical survey over the Clogau target area is complete and further surveys will continue over key regional gold targets. Expected from 18 December, the next will be […]

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Alba given more time to dewater and explore lower Llechfraith

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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]