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Mike
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From: "Martin Briscoe" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 4:47 PM
Subject: [subbrit] Cononish Mine to re-open
>A company has raised finances to re-open gold mining at Cononish Mine near
> Tyndrum.
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> Martin Briscoe
> Fort William
> M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS
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> Last Updated: Tuesday, 15 January 2008, 12:44 GMT
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> Plans for gold mine in Scots town
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> An Australian company has announced plans to begin mining for gold near
> the
> Trossachs.
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> Scotgold said it intended to fast-track plans to become the country's most
> significant gold producer after listing on the Australian Securities
> Exchange.
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> The company, which bought Cononish mine in Tyndrum in May last year, has
> raised millions of Australian dollars to begin operations.
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> The site is known as a gold deposit but has never been commercially mined.
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> Scotgold bought the mine, 90 km north of Glasgow, and other exploration
> licences from Fynegold Exploration.
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> Their exploration rights cover 2,200 sq km of Central Scotland, making the
> firm eager to start operations on a number of gold prospects, including
> ready-to-drill targets along the Tyndrum Fault Zone in Glen
> Fyne...................
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> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/7189118.stm
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> http://www.mineweb.com/mineweb/view/mineweb/en/page674?oid=44346&sn=Detail
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