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Galantas agrees Omagh gold blasting with PSNI

Galantas Gold Corporation announced its operating subsidiary had reached a formal agreement regarding blasting with the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) at its Omagh gold mine. The Canadian gold miner, which has a 100% interest in Omagh gold mine, said: “The agreement provides the potential for a materially improved economic arrangement for an expansion […]

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RRAL expects to drill at Victoria gold fields in 2021

Red Rock Resources Australasia Pty Ltd (RRAL) said it expected exploration would confirm “significant mineralisation” ahead of drilling later this year at its new licences in the Victoria gold fields, Australia. The joint venture company, owned by Red Rock Resources plc (50.1%) and Power Metal Resources plc (49.9%), said it was fast tracking exploration efforts […]

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WCM coal mine could affect UK’s carbon budgets

Government approval for West Cumbria Mining (WCM)’s plans for a deep coal mine under the seabed off the Cumbrian coast could affect the UK’s legally binding carbon budgets. COP26 Climate change committee (CCC) chairman Lord Debden raised the concerns following government secretary Robert Jenrick’s decision in early January 2021 not to call in, or review, […]