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Scotgold to extend Cononish mine life and aim for mid-tier status

Scotgold Resources Ltd recorded an increase in pre-tax losses but aims to develop Cononish mine into an 18-year operation and build a mid-tier mining company in Scotland. FINANCES In its results for the year ended 30 June 2021, the Australian-owned company recorded pre-tax losses of $4,980,942 (June 2020: $2,504,134) with revenue of £299,807. COMPELLING ECONOMICS […]

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Cononish production steady as planning begins for 2022

Scotgold Resources Ltd said it had maintained the rate of gold production at the Cononish gold-silver mine in Tyndrum, Scotland. OPERATIONS The company has also completed the first ball mill reline and started preparing plans for 2022 PRODUCTION “Around 64 tonnes of concentrate were produced during October,” said the company in a statement. “The concentrate […]

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Scotgold increases volume and quality of ore at Cononish

Scotgold Resources Ltd said that during July the volume and quality of ore stored on the stockpile in the high grade area of Cononish gold and silver project near Tyndrum in Scotland. The Australian miner added it had shipped another 25 tonnes of concentrate, which strengthened its goal to achieve a steady increase in production. […]

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Scotgold reaches higher grade ore and adopts risk analysis

Scotgold Resources Ltd reached higher grade ore zones quicker than expected but a bearing failure last month thwarted an increase to full production at Cononish gold mine near Tyndrum, Scotland. Gold doré sent to the refiners in May was refined through normal treatment processes, validating Scotgold’s process plant production. “Mining in the latter part of […]

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Scotgold ships first gold concentrate from Cononish

Scotgold Resources Ltd announced it had made its first shipment of gold concentrate from Cononish mine near Tyndrum, Scotland. PRODUCTION The company added that the mine has been producing both gold concentrate and gravity separated gold Dore after resolving outstanding technical issues. Scotgold aims to open multiple faces of ore in the underground mine as […]

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Scotgold offers £2m director loan as losses rise at Cononish

Scotgold Resources Ltd said that some of its directors will provide a short-term loan of up to £2 million as the group reported mounting losses at Cononish, near Tyndrum in Scotland. Scotgold also announced that the mine’s processing plant had operated throughout April 2021, and that the first shipment of concentrate product was expected during […]