Tin upgrade in Hemerdon update

Tungsten West has announced an update to ore reserve and resource estimates for its Hemerdon tungsten-tin project, Devon, UK. Most improvements were made to the Ore Reserve Estimate (ORE) – ore tonnages increased by 60% and contained metal by 10%, compared with...

Tungsten West devises new Hemerdon development plan

Following a three-month review, Tungsten West has announced an updated development plan for its Hemerdon tungsten-tin project in Devon, UK. Tungsten West acquired the Hemerdon project out of receivership in late 2019. Previous owners Wolf Minerals failed to properly...

Drakelands mine officially opens

Dual-listed Wolf Minerals Ltd. (ASX:WLF, AIM:WLFE) assumed full operational control of the processing plant at the new Drakelands tungsten and tin mine in Hemerdon, south-west England, yesterday following the completion of commissioning. Drakelands, the first new...

Wolf processes first ore at Hemerdon

Dual-listed Wolf Minerals Ltd. (ASX:WLF, AIM:WLFE) has processed the first ore at the plant of its £130 million Hemerdon tungsten and tin project near Plymouth, UK, as wet commissioning gets underway. The wet commissioning process involves extensive testing of plant...

Hemerdon on track for 2015 production

ASX- listed Wolf Minerals (WLF) is well on schedule with the construction of its tungsten mine, now known as the Drakelands Mine, in Hemerdon, near Plymouth, UK, with initial production targeted in Q3 2015. The Australian mining company began construction at the site...

Hemerdon construction on target for Q3 2015 completion

A resumption of tin production in the UK after almost two decades is on course at Wolf Minerals Hemerdon tungsten-tin project in Devon. The company recently completed a UK£99 million fundraising and gave a progress report on activity at the site, which currently...

Construction of Hemerdon project to commence mid-2013

Wolf Minerals announced on 21 December that it had completed a A$20.3 million share placement as part of the funding package required to bring the Hemerdon tungsten and tin project in Devon, south west England into production. This followed the arrangement of a US$75...

Hemerdon financing progresses

Wolf Minerals Limited announced that it has received an updated and increased credit approval from UniCredit Bank AG, ING Bank NV and Caterpillar Financial SARL for UK£75 million (A$115 million) in senior debt finance facilities to fund the commercial development of...