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Clogau Gold Mine Operational Update
Alba Mineral Resources Plc has announced the resumption of drilling and blasting operations at the Llechfraith Target within its Clogau St David's Gold Mine in Wales, following the completion of recent underground works. Approximately fifteen tonnes of blast material are being removed after the first successful blast, with drilling and blasting scheduled to recommence in the first full week of January 2026, while the pilot processing plant and mine maintenance continue. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\nAlba Mineral Resources Plc / EPIC: ALBA / Market: AIM / Sector: Mining\n19 December 2025\nAlba Mineral Resources Plc\n(\"Alba\" or the \"Company\") \n \nClogau Gold Mine\nOperational Update\nAlba Mineral Resources plc (AIM: ALBA), the gold and critical raw materials focused exploration and development company, provides this operational update in respect of the Clogau St David's Gold Mine in Wales (\"Clogau\" or the \"Mine\").\nFollowing the completion of the recent phase of underground works at the Mine, the Company is pleased to confirm the resumption of drilling and blasting operations at the Llechfraith Target, Alba's priority gold target at Clogau. An estimated 15 or so tonnes of blast material are in the process of being removed from underground following the first successfully completed blast.\nDrilling and blasting operations are scheduled to resume in the first full week of January 2026. In the interim, work will continue in the pilot processing plant and on other ongoing mine maintenance.\n\n\nCompany Comment\nGeorge Frangeskides, Alba's Executive Chairman, commented:\n\"We are delighted to have recommenced the drilling and blasting programme at Clogau. This has only been possible because of the dedication and expertise of the Alba team and our contractors on site throughout the past months.\n\"With the first blast now successfully completed, the work on the Llechfraith gold target has resumed in earnest and will kick on again from the beginning of January.\"\n\n\nThis announcement contains inside information for the purposes of the UK Market Abuse Regulation and the Directors of the Company are responsible for the release of this announcement.\nForward Looking Statements\nThis announcement contains forward-looking statements relating to expected or anticipated future events and anticipated results that are forward-looking in nature and, as a result, are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, such as general economic, market, financial and business conditions, competition for and availability of qualified staff and contractors, regulatory processes and actions, technical issues, new legislation, uncertainties resulting from potential delays or changes in plans, uncertainties resulting from working in a new political jurisdiction, uncertainties regarding the results of exploration, uncertainties regar...