Anglesey Mining (AIM:AYM) has appointed William Sale Partnership as planning consultant for its Parys Mountain copper-zinc-lead-silver-gold project in North Wales, with a working objective of securing a modern planning consent within approximately two years.
The AIM-listed minging junior describes Parys Mountain as the UK's largest polymetallic volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) project, and the planning work builds on historical submissions and the December 2024 environmental impact assessment scoping opinion, including resubmission of the pre-application planning submission.
The consent timeline is subject to completing supporting work, consultation and determination.
Anglesey's technical team is running a portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) programme on historical drill core to expand its geochemical database, alongside validation of its three-dimensional geological model in Leapfrog Geo.
The company is also outlining a systematic exploration drilling programme designed to test links between the Engine/Deep Engine, Northern Copper Zone (NCZ) and Garth Daniel mineralised systems, and to probe extensions beyond the current resource boundary to the east and north-east.
Historical drill holes that terminated within mineralisation, combined with evolving geological interpretation, point to potential for the deposit to extend beyond its presently defined limits, and results are intended to feed into future mineral resource estimate work.
The Parys Mountain project hosts a JORC-compliant mineral resource exceeding 16 million tonnes, based on more than 70km of drilling across 359 diamond drill holes, with mineralisation described as open along strike and at depth in the Northern Copper Zone.
Anglesey is also assessing early dewatering and controlled access to the site's Morris Shaft, which could support geotechnical and hydrological investigation, bulk sampling, metallurgical testing and assessment of potential acid mine drainage, subject to water management arrangements, funding and approvals.
A programme of advanced technical studies, expected to run for approximately 18 months subject to defined and funded scopes, will assist mine design and support planning and permitting under the company's "Develop, Grow and Discover" strategy.
The company's memberships of the Critical Minerals Association (UK) and the Mining Association of the United Kingdom became effective at the start of October, giving it access to operational experience, training frameworks and safety guidance relevant to the brownfield setting.
"Our work programme at Parys Mountain is designed to answer defined questions, reduce uncertainty and test opportunities for growth," said chief executive Andrew Fulton, who added that the company would "report regularly on what we have completed, what it tells us and what comes next".
Anglesey holds its annual general meeting at 11.00 a.m. on Wednesday 21 October in London.
