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Jimbo
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11 years ago

#241

"Sopwithfan" wrote:
Latest presentation from Minco. Dated 12th April 2014 but apparently only just posted on their website. Covers all their projects and includes more maps and photos of the Nenthead work at:

http://www.mincoplc.com/fileadmin/user_upload/presentations/2014%2003%2012%20Minco%20Presentation.pdf

Some of the photos in that there report seem familiar! 😉

"PDHMS, WMRG, DCC, Welsh Mines Society, Northern Mines Research Group, Nenthead Mines Society and General Forum Gobshite!"

Mr Mike
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11 years ago

#242

Yep, noticed I think on their very first one some of mine and others. The one on the last page is mine, Groverake, bottom of Firestone Decline.

I wonder what their response would be if you approached them with copyright issues?

Mr Mike www.mineexplorer.org.uk

RJV
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11 years ago

#243

None of mine but there is a picture of me the stope of the hydraulic shaft, a place I'd forgot I'd even been to...

Not sure there's much to be gained by making a point re copyright issues but a cheeky request for a some sort of small gift or look about one of the drill sites might bear fruit!

bobmartin
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11 years ago

#244

Minco are keeping very at Nenthead. Anybody hear anything lately? Not so in Canada, they have just released a PEA on their Manganese project near Woodstock , New Brunswick. It would be nice if they can get the Pennines to that stage.

Sopwithfan
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11 years ago

#245

Bobmartin. There was an article in the Hexham Courant last Monday (14th July) covering an interview with one of their directors, Rowan Maule, that was quite bullish but it did not have much that was new. It's at

http://www.hexhamcourant.co.uk/news/mine-hopes-for-500-jobs-1.1147544#

Everything now seems to depend on the results of the next four holes drilled 600 m into the lower limestones.

Dave Greenwood.

John Lawson
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11 years ago

#246

Noticed that the drill rig is again on Coalcleugh/Scaleburn, prospect,(presumably), as it is now positioned 50 metres or so South West ,from the original drill site.
Close to Cumbria/Northumberland border.

Sopwithfan
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11 years ago

#247

John. That figures. I understand they think they were too far away from the vein to hit it at depth with the earlier hole.

Dave Greenwood.

ardtole
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11 years ago

#248

As far as I know they have only started this phase of drilling so it could be close to christmas before we get the drill results.

John Lawson
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11 years ago

#249

They moved on site within the last two weeks, so I guess will not yet have started drilling.
The logical thing would be to see if the ore-body extends into the lower strata and to make further attempts at trying to establish its size.

Minegeo
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11 years ago

#250

Its not an "ore-body" until they have completed an economic feasibility study, until then it is just mineralization.

Remember the definition of ore is rock that is economically worth mining.

John Lawson
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11 years ago

#251

Thanks for the definition, Minegeo, but I would also respectfully, point out that this mineralisation was in fact discovered, and worked by the L.L.C. and through the watershed by the Beaumont Company.
Presumably whilst they were working the deposit it was an orebody-hence my use of the name.
I have many doubts as to whether economic mineralisation will be found here, having seen at first hand what is left in this vien system.

ardtole
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11 years ago

#252

In the current phase of drilling (4x600m holes), would any local posters know how many drills have been completed? Also are they using just one rig? there was talk at the start of this year about a second rig being brought in. Thankyou.

ebgb
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11 years ago

#253

just thew one rig as far as I know still. been just off the coalcleugh road for the last fortnight, just few hundred feet higher up than where they started

http://bf494.co.uk

ardtole
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11 years ago

#254

Thanks egbg. The results of this phase of drilling will probably determine if the project is viable. Another poor set of results will probably see Minco concentrate on their Canadian projects as their cash in hand is diminishing.

ardtole
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11 years ago

#255

Latest rns from Minco this morning does not look great for the Pennines project. Grades of 5% for last two drills, and drilling currently suspended during the shooting season.

Sopwithfan
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11 years ago

#256

The latest half-year report (to 30th June) from Minco is at:

http://www.mincoplc.com/fileadmin/user_upload/minco_news/2014/2014_08_29_RNS_Results_Q2.pdf

A total of just over 7,000 m has been drilled to date in 28 holes of which over 3,000 m was to test the basal succession. Results from the deeper drilling have been very poor which does not surprise me at all. Expenditure in the Pennines over the past half-year was $575,000 but most of that will have gone to the drilling company (which I think is Irish) so I doubt if it has had much affect locally except perhaps at the pubs.

On past form we should get more detailed logs in due course.

Dave Greenwood

Minegeo
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11 years ago

#257

I wonder if they have a geologist on board as the phrase "The objective of this deep drilling is to assess the possibility for major zones of replacement-style, stratiform mineralization in the basal carboniferous succession." is a schoolboy howler. Replacement-style and stratiform are totally contradictory.

No wonder they cannot find anything if they have such lack of basic geological understanding !!!!

Oh dear me.

John Lawson
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11 years ago

#258

Passed the Coacleugh drill site yesterday.
Rig has been dismantled and every thing packed away. Two Irish Drilling vehicles were on site ready to be driven away- maybe already have been!
Does anyone know where it is going next? Or is the end of it alll?

ardtole
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11 years ago

#259

In the most recent rns it said that drilling was suspended until the bird shooting season was over. There is some suspicion that this project has run its course.

Sopwithfan
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11 years ago

#260

"John Lawson" wrote:
Passed the Coacleugh drill site yesterday.
Rig has been dismantled and every thing packed away. Two Irish Drilling vehicles were on site ready to be driven away- maybe already have been!
Does anyone know where it is going next? Or is the end of it alll?

It may well be John. I'm puzzled about this idea that the drilling has been suspended for the bird shooting season because we found at BSC that we could get onto the grouse moors any time after the Glorious Twelfth as soon as the moor had been shot. In practice this usually meant late September-early October - for example we did a major geophysical survey around Burnhead Dam on Bolts Law south of Whiteheaps in the autumn of 1979 without any access problems. It is also odd to bring up the grouse moor question given that Minco's targets are Gudhamgill, Coalcleugh, Scaleburn and Nentsbury none of which are particularly close to a major grouse moor. Perhaps they have thrown in the towel.

Dave Greenwood