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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 chairman Nathaniel Le Roux steps down

Scotgold Resources Ltd announced that Nathaniel (Nat) Le Roux is stepping down from his position as non-executive chairman. Mr Le Roux had held the post since March 2015 when he recapitalised Scotgold and will remain on the board as a NED and major shareholder of the company.  Non-executive director (NED) Peter Heatherington has been appointed […]

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Alba Mineral refused water discharge permit for Clogau-St David’s gold mine

Alba Mineral Resources plc said its application had been refused for an environmental permit to discharge water at Clogau-St David’s gold mine in North Wales. LLECHFRAITH SHAFT Alba had planned to allow treated mine water from the Llechfraith shaft to discharge to the Afon Cwm-llechen (River Cwm-Llechen). The company today reported that Natural Resources Wales (NRW) […]

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Tungsten West starts trading on AIM

Tungsten West plc today started trading as a public listed company on the London Stock Exchange AIM market for its tungsten-tin project at Hemerdon in Devon. FUNDING Admission follows the company’s £39 million fundraise from the offer of 65 million new shares at 60 pence per share. Tungsten West has also received £36m ($49m) from […]

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Anglesey to start first drill since 2012 at Parys

Anglesey Mining plc said it would in early November start the first drill programme since 2012 at its copper-zinc-lead project at Parys Mountain, Anglesey. PROGRAMME The company has engaged Irish Drilling for a minimum nine-hole programme for 2,750m designed to provide additional information for the planned feasibility study in 2022. Anglesey said that around 78% […]