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UK needs a strategy to survive shortage of critical minerals

The UK needs to look at a multi-faceted approach overseen by a national strategy in order to overcome any future shortages of critical minerals for the economy. In a breakfast chat hosted by Jeff Townsend of the Critical Minerals Association (CMA), the panel looked at technological substitutes, integration of mining businesses and a contribution to […]

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Power Metal early results augur well for Molopo

Power Metal Resources said early results from its drilling programme at Molopo Farms Complex (MFC) in Botswana supported the geophysical model for an intrusion feeder zone which could hold mineralised bodies. The company said it had so far drilled to a depth of 283 metres at the nickel sulphide and platinum-group metal (PGM) site. Hole […]

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Predator extends CO2 injection at Inniss-Trinity

Predator Oil & Gas Holdings plc has been granted approval to restore the AT-5X CO2 injection well to oil production in the Inniss-Trinity field, onshore Trinidad INNISS-TRINITY The company has also been allowed to start injecting CO2 into the AT-13 well in the AT-4 block in the Inniss-Trinity field. The Ministry of Energy and Energy […]

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ABMEC urges more self-reliance in UK mining

UK mining should have greater reliance on itself and be more responsive to external market forces in order to meet the industry’s demands, said the country’s mining equipment body. STUDENTS Yorkshire-based Association of British Mining Equipment Companies (ABMEC) also raised concerns over fewer applications from students to geoscience-related courses following the decision by Camborne School […]