Ormonde gets go-ahead for Spain tungsten mining

Ormonde Mining’s potentially transformational tungsten mine in western Spain is set to be commissioned and begin production in early 2016.

The Meath-based mining firm yesterday announced that it has been granted a mining concession for its breakthrough Barruecopardo Tungsten Project, near the city of Salamanca.

The permit — from the director general for energy and mines in the Castilla y Leon region and granted to Ormonde’s wholly-owned Spanish subsidiary, Saloro — is the final regulatory approval hurdle necessary in order for the Clonee-based company to proceed with the project, which is by far its main asset.