Metals & Minerals News

WCM confident Government will approve coal mine

West Cumbria Mining (WCM) said it was confident the Government would support its plans for a metallurgical coal mine near Whitehaven after the company received council approval today. The final decision is now awaiting possible referral to the Government after Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick issued a holding order […]

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UKOG soon to resume oil production at Horse Hill

UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) expects to resume oil production soon following the arrival of a small workover rig at the company’s Horse Hill site north of Gatwick. Planned routine intervention operations at UKOG 85.635% owned Horse Hill-1 well have also started. The short intervention aims to optimise oil flow via reperforating the full […]