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Scotgold still hindered by Covid-19 at Cononish mine

Scotgold Resources Ltd today said that Covid-19 continued to thwart developments at the Cononish gold and silver mine in Scotland. The filter press issues announced in February have continued through most of March and hampered production, although progress has been made in recent days to resolving these issues.  The company said that, once resolved and […]

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Scotgold Resources raises £1.5m through placing

Scotgold Resources Ltd raised £1.5 million before expenses via a placing of 2,142,857 depositary interests of no par value in the company at a price of 70p per new ordinary share. Bridge Barn Ltd, a company owned and controlled by Scotgold’s chairman, Nathaniel (Nat) le Roux, will provide additional debt funding of £500,000 if required.

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Altona losses rise as rare earths plan takes shape

Altona Rare Earths plc reported higher losses in 2020 reflecting an increase in the companies’ move towards its new focus on rare earths elements (REEs). For the six months ended 31 December 2020, the company recorded losses of £119,000 (H1 2019: £78,000). The group had total liabilities of £536,000 at 31 December 2020 (H1 2019: […]