Clogau Level 5 Update: Latest Blast and 3D Model Progress

At Clogau, another successfully completed blast on Level 5 this week has added a further c.1.4m of advance from last week’s position, taking the total advance to c.13.8m.

Alongside underground development, the team is also reviewing the previously commissioned 3D underground survey to help update the existing underground model including incorporating this new Level 5 development. This modelling work is important in building a clearer picture of the extent of development and supporting the wider technical understanding of the mine.

Separately, Alba has also ordered a new iCON centrifugal gravity gold concentrator for the processing plant at Clogau. Designed to support the gravity recovery stage by concentrating fine heavy minerals from slurry using water and centrifugal force, the unit operates at 120-150 G, has a capacity of up to 3 tonnes per hour of solids, and is able to recover fine gold down to 400 mesh (37 microns). It is expected to add flexibility to the current setup and represent a significant upgrade on the present concentrator as processing work progresses. The unit is expected to arrive in the UK shortly and, once cleared and received, will then be delivered to and installed at Clogau. A further update will be provided once this has taken place.

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General operational update only. Any material information will continue to be communicated through the appropriate channels.