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Operational Update
Operational Update.
About this update from Great Western Mining Corp. Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n GREAT WESTERN MINING CORPORATION PLC\n \n \n \n \n (\"Great Western\", \"GWM\" or the \"Company\")\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OPERATIONAL UPDATE\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Great Western Mining Corporation PLC (AIM - GWMO, Euronext Growth - 8GW),\n which is exploring and developing gold, silver and copper targets in Nevada,\n is pleased to provide the following operational update:\n \n \n \n \n \n ·\n \n 2023 WORK SEASON AND PLANS FOR FIRST DRILLING\n \n \n \n ·\n \n MILL CONSTRUCTION STATUS\n \n \n \n ·\n \n COPPER POTENTIAL AT M2\n \n \n \n ·\n \n INVESTMENT ANALYSTS VISITING THIS WEEK\n \n \n \n ·\n \n CONFERENCE PRESENTATION\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 2023 WORK SEASON\n \n \n \n Great Western's team is now in Mineral County, Nevada, preparing for the start of drilling operations and the 2023 exploration programme. The team is being strengthened by the addition of a new full-time geologist, a US citizen who will be permanently based in Mineral County.\n \n \n \n \n \n First drilling will be on the OMCO Mine prospect at the Olympic Gold project, to follow up the 2022 discovery of an extension to the previously mined OMCO vein, expected to commence in April when weather and ground conditions permit.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n MILL CONSTRUCTION\n \n \n \n It is now several weeks since groundwork was completed at the site of the Company's 50%-owned milling joint venture in Mina, Nevada and the next stage is currently waiting on suitable weather conditions for pouring concrete, due to a recurrence of severe weather conditions this month. \n \n \n \n \n \n As previously announced, all permit applications have been filed with the authorities and approval is awaited, timing of which is outside the Company's control. Virtually all equipment needed for the assembly of the plant is now available and there are unlikely to be significant delays in the overall programme as a consequence of the extended winter.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n REVIEW OF M2 COPPER POTENTIAL\n \n \n \n As previously announced, the Company has been conducting an extensive review of its copper prospects during the winter, including the area known as M2 located in the Black Mountains group of claims.\n \n \n \n \n \n At M2, a JORC-compliant independent report in 2018 established a copper resource, partly infer...