Tungsten West plc raised £1.8 million from the £6.95m convertible loan notes earlier this year for the Hemerdon mine in Devon as it considers selling some of its assets. PROGRESS The proceeds of tranche C will support progress of the permitting process, updating the feasibility study and associated financing. The company also expects to need […]
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Tungsten West to cut workforce and hours
Tungsten West plc plans to reduce “staff costs” by a further 25% at Hemerdon mine to give priority to planning, permitting, environmental compliance and funding for the project. CREDITORS Chief executive Neil Gawthorpe said that the move to save costs had followed “some difficult decisions”. The reductions will be in the form of redundancies, reduced […]
Tungsten West applies for production permit
Tungsten West plc has submitted applications to produce tungsten and tin and to vary the tonnage cap on lorry movements at Hemerdon mine in Devon. NOISE The company said it completed low frequency noise (LFN) trials over two months before applying to the Environment Agency (EA) for a mineral processing facility permit. The EA’s decision […]
Tungsten West starts small-scale legacy production
Tungsten West plc has started small scale production of legacy tin and tungsten from its partially recommissioned mineral processing facility (MPF) at Hemerdon in Devon. LEGACY ASSETS REVENUE The material and a limited amount of residual material remaining in circuit, totalling just over 50 tonnes, was processed in the recommissioned dry section of the MPF’s […]
Tungsten West expects to cut jobs by 42%
Tungsten West plc said it expected to reduce its workforce by 42% as part of cost cutting measures at Hemerdon tin-tungsten mine in Devon. SAVINGS The company forecasts redundancies and resignations will meet the targets in its nearly completed cost reduction programme which began in April 2023. “Monthly recurring payroll costs are expected to reduce […]
Tungsten West starts open offer
Tungsten West plc has today started an open offer to raise up to £2 million for costs at the Hemerdon tin-tungsten mine in Devon. TRANCHES The open offer is at an issue price of 3 pence per new ordinary share, with up to 66,666,666 new ordinary shares offered to existing shareholders. The company also confirmed […]