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Kavango attempts pioneering drill core recovery from Norilsk-type keels, KSZ

Kavango Resources plc could soon pioneer the retrieval of drill core from the bottom of the ‘keels’ of the Karoo-age gabbros in the Kalahari Suture Zone (KSZ) in Botswana. The company today began proof of concept drilling for core samples from Target A2 in the northern (Hukunstsi) section. Kavango hopes that assay and other analysis […]

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Harbour reduces 2021 guidance on Tolmount delay

Harbour Energy plc said first gas at the HGS Tolmount platform would be delayed due to issues in certain offshore electrical systems during final commissioning and testing. The company added it was investigating the issues and developing rectification plans for the gas platform in the Southern North Sea. “As a result, Tolmount first gas will […]

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La India starter pits gold grades exceed expectations

Condor Gold plc reported gold grades exceeding expectations from further diamond drilling between and along strike of the planned starter pits at La India project in Nicaragua. The company said it was encouraged by higher than expected grades in three of the 12 drill holes. In particular, two high-grade, wide intercepts lie between the two […]

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Fatality at Hummingbird’s Yanfolila gold mine

Hummingbird Resources plc’s said that one of its sub-contractors died in late June 2021 while operating at Yanfolila gold mine in southern Mali. SUPPORT The company added that its emergency protocols were immediately put into action via its onsite medical teams. “The fatality was an isolated incident, however the company stood down the contractor pending […]

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Hummingbird increases gold pour at Yanfolila

Hummingbird Resources plc announced an increase in gold poured and cleared its debt used to fund Yanfolila mine in southern Mali. In its operational and trading review for the second quarter of 2021, the company also reported the fatality of one of its sub-contractors. Hummingbird additionally made further progress on support for market gardens as […]