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Clogau Gold Mine: Bulk Sampling Programme
Clogau Gold Mine: Bulk Sampling Programme.
About this update from Alba Mineral Resources Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n RNS Number : 6876T\n Alba Mineral Resources PLC\n 22 July 2020\n \n \n \n \n Click on or paste the following link into your website browser to view the associated PDF document (including maps and images): \n \n \n http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6876T_1-2020-7-21.pdf\n \n \n \n \n \n Alba Mineral Resources plc\n \n \n \n \n \n (\"Alba\" or the \"Company\")\n \n \n \n \n \n Clogau Gold Mine: Bulk Sampling Programme \n \n \n \n \n \n Alba Mineral Resources plc (AIM: ALBA), the diversified mineral exploration and development company, is pleased to provide an update on the Company's field activities. \n \n \n \n \n \n Key Points\n \n \n \n Work activities at Clogau Gold Project have resumed following easing of COVID-19 lockdown.\n \n \n The priority for Clogau for the remainder of 2020 will be the execution of an underground bulk sampling programme, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals.\n \n \n The first bulk sample will be processed off-site at an accredited processing facility in the UK. Thereafter, Alba will establish its own dedicated pilot processing plant.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Amitsoq drilling programme deferred until 2021.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Alba's Executive Chairman, George Frangeskides, commented: \n \n \n \"We are delighted to be back on site at Clogau. We have a team currently carrying out underground sampling and 3D scanning and refining our targets for underground bulk sampling and drilling. The bulk samples we take will initially be processed at a third-party facility offsite, but in the meantime we will look to establish our own dedicated pilot processing plant capable of processing three tonnes of material per hour or around 400 tonnes per month.\"\n \n \n \n \n \n Bulk Sampling Programme\n \n \n \n \n \n The coronavirus pandemic and the associated restrictions imposed in England & Wales in recent months has resulted in Alba's team not being able to undertake the planned work activities on site at Clogau during this time. However, with the recent easing of the lockdown measures, Alba's exploration team has now returned to site and commenced the next phase of work.\n \n \n \n \n \n The upcoming work at the Clogau-St David's Mine (the \"Mine\") will be focused on extracting several bulk samples from target ar...