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Alba secures full ownership of Clogau

Alba Mineral Resources plc has completed the acquisition of a further 10% in Gold Mines of Wales Ltd to hold 100% of the Clogau gold project within the Dolgellau Gold Belt in North Wales.  SHARES The company will apply for the 200 million company consideration shares to be admitted to trading on AIM. Following admission, […]

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Alba to submit renewed application to dewater Llechfraith shaft at Clogau

Alba Mineral Resources plc said it aimed to submit in September its renewed application to dewater the Llechfraith shaft at the Clogau-St David’s gold project in North Wales. APPLICATION In November 2021, regulator Natural Resources Wales (NRW) refused to grant the company permission to dewater the shaft which lies below the Llechfraith adit level.  The […]

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Alba Mineral reviews NRW feedback on Llechfraith dewatering plans

Alba Mineral Resources plc said it was reviewing feedback on additional data submitted for its plans to dewater the Llechfraith shaft at Clogau-St David’s gold mine in Wales. ADDITIONAL DATA In November 2021, regulator Natural Resources Wales (NRW) refused permission for the plans to obtain permits allowing the discharge of mine water, post-treatment, to the […]

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Alba notes concentrate grades up to 1,000g/t at Clogau waste tip

Alba Mineral Resources plc said it had received assay results from gold concentrates up to 1,000 g/t, with average head grades of 1.7 g/t from the historic waste tip at its Clogau-St David’s gold mine in Wales. WASTE TIP The 2,833 m² waste tip comprises ore rock mined but discarded and not processed for its gold content during […]

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Alba to start phase II sampling at Clogau waste dump

Alba Mineral Resources plc is due to start follow-up pitting and sampling in the historic waste rock dump at Clogau-St David’s gold mine, North Wales. ASSAYS Following an initial sampling exercise in 2021, which returned gold grades of up to 9.89 g/t, the company will focus on higher grade zones. Alba has received clearance for the […]