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Scotgold still hindered by Covid-19 at Cononish mine

Scotgold Resources Ltd today said that Covid-19 continued to thwart developments at the Cononish gold and silver mine in Scotland. The filter press issues announced in February have continued through most of March and hampered production, although progress has been made in recent days to resolving these issues.  The company said that, once resolved and […]

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Scotgold lowers output guidance as it mulls Covid loan

Scotgold Resources Ltd slightly lowered its production guidance for March due to slow recruitment and training as the junior miner said it was considering a Covid-19 government loan. The Australian company said that the delay to production had resulted in a negative impact on the company’s cash position. Scotgold reported it had made some progress […]

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Work at Clogau gold mine unaffected by Covid

Alba Mineral Resources said its underground drilling programme at Clogau-St David’s Gold Mine would be unaffected by recent Covid-19 restrictions imposed in Wales. Wales will introduce a two-week ‘firebreak’ from 23 October to 9 November 2020 to help stop the pandemic. However the mining and hydrocarbon company is on schedule to complete the first phase […]