Tungsten West Ltd has revealed further details of its mineral processing facility (MPF) housed in three buildings at the Hemerdon tin-tungsten mine in Plympton, Devon. MODIFICATIONS The company is currently carrying out modifications in the MPF and preparing to install new equipment more suitable for processing ore in readiness for production in 2022. The first […]
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Tungsten West progresses with revamp of MPF
Tungsten West Ltd continues to make progress with refurbishing the mineral processing facility (MPF) at its Hemerdon tin-tungsten mine near the village of Plympton in Devon. Much of the work is preventative maintenance to decrease the amount of future downtime and loss of revenue for the company’s planned restart of Hemerdon Mine during 2022. Tungsten […]
Tungsten West appoints CFO as a director
Tungsten West Ltd has appointed chief financial officer Anthony Nigel Widdowson as a director of the company. Mr Widdowson is a chartered accountant and has 20 years’ experience at board level as a finance director. He has operated in software/Saas, property, leisure and industrial services sectors. Mr Widdowson gained his experience in international groups, family […]
Tungsten West aims to start drilling and raise £5m
Tungsten West hopes to start drilling at its tin-tungsten mine in Devon next week as it looks to raise £5 million with a private placement. The mining company will also begin selling the 700,000 tonnes of aggregates already stockpiled on the surface within the next few weeks. The company is currently rebuilding the existing plant […]
Tungsten West takes market edge with aggregates
Tungsten West has sufficient aggregates to offset tin-tungsten production costs, and has a new resource statement of 332Mt with a projection in excess of a billion at Hemerdon mine in Devon. STELLAR The aggregates find was a surprise that could give the company a “huge advantage” over local competitors because, as a base metals business, […]
Tungsten West to be one of the biggest producers outside China
Tungsten West Ltd will spend £30-40 million on reopening Drakelands / Hemerdon mine in Devon to become one of the biggest producers of tungsten concentrate outside China. The company is currently progressing with feasibility studies on tin-tungsten in the mine, also known as Hemerdon Mine, which is said to have the fourth largest reserves of […]