Anglesey Mining to update PFS on Grängesberg iron ore project to assess potential for re-opening
Grängesberg was the third-largest iron ore mine in Sweden and employed more than 1,500 people during the height of production in the early 1980s
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Anglesey Mining PLC is engaged in exploring and developing its Parys Mountain property which hosts a significant polymetallic zinc, copper, lead, silver and gold deposit where there is a head frame, a 300m deep production shaft, planning permission for operations and freehold ownership of the minerals and land.
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Grängesberg was the third-largest iron ore mine in Sweden and employed more than 1,500 people during the height of production in the early 1980s
“Without doubt, the next year is shaping up to be a busy period for Anglesey Mining with activities at Parys Mountain moving up a gear and the PFS update for Grängesberg now underway," said boss Jo Battershill
"All in all, we are confident of the way forward and positive on the outlook for Anglesey Mining for the remainder of 2021 and 2022," said John Kearney, the company's chairman
"The prospects for elevated copper and zinc prices remain well supported," said chief executive Jo Battershill
"The strong demand demonstrates a genuine investor interest in seeing the Parys Mountain and Grängesberg projects advanced"
Drilling work is due to commence shortly at the Parys Mountain project
As additional funding becomes available these programmes will be accelerated
Parys Mountain contains an estimated resource of 5.2 million tonnes in the Indicated category
The highlight of the past year was the completion in January 2021 of an independent preliminary economic assessment on Anglesey’s Parys Mountain project
Parys Mountain was once the largest copper mine in the world
The PEA suggests a production time frame of 2mln tonnes per annum over 12 years
The group is on the look-out for new projects to add to its portfolio, which also includes a 12% interest in Labrador Iron Mines and a 20% interest in the Grangesberg Iron project in Sweden.
Some big decisions are looming, now that the economic parametres of Parys have been laid out
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Mineralisation has been known at Parys Mountain for hundreds of years
The company said it is confident an increase in prices of iron ore as well as other metals is likely to continue into 2021 amid disruption to mining operations by the coronavirus pandemic alongside rising demand from major infrastructure pr
The company said a strong rise in iron ore prices over the year made its investments in both the Labrador iron mines in Canada and the Grangesberg iron project in Sweden “increasingly attractive”
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