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Rathlin to request more time to drill at West Newton B

Rathlin Energy (UK) plc said it would apply for more time to drill and test the second well at West Newton B in East Yorkshire. ORIGINAL DEVELOPMENT The company’s current planning permission states that operations must be completed by April 2022. The original development approved was for two wells to be drilled and tested. DATE […]

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Rathlin to reduce number of West Newton A oil wells

Rathlin Energy (UK) plc said it would reduce the number of wells in a revised planning application for expanded oil production at West Newton A in East Yorkshire. APPEAL In September, East Riding of Yorkshire Council’s planning committee refused the company’s initial application due to the scale of the proposed development. In a statement on […]

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Hummingbird pauses Yanfolila due to nearby unrest

Hummingbird Resources plc lowered full-year production to below the bottom end of 2021 guidance range after regional unrest and illegal road blocks temporarily halted operations at its Yanfolila gold mine in Mali. SAFETY The company added that the activities had affected employee’s ability to work safely, which was Hummingbird’s priority. “The situation on site remains […]

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Anglesey starts 2,750m drill at Parys

Anglesey Mining plc has started a nine-hole diamond drill programme for 2,750 metres at its copper-lead-zinc project on Parys Mountain, Anglesey. PROGRAMME The three-month programme will gather additional information for a feasibility study expected to begin during 2022. Anglesey Mining said that the drill programme includes infill drilling of the White Rock zone to convert […]

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Kavango targets majority share in Molopo

Kavango Resources plc said it had entered an exclusive three-month option to acquire the majority share of the nickel-copper-platinum group elements Molopo Farms Complex project in Botswana. BUSINESS PARTNERS In an all-share transaction Kavango would acquire 85.23% of Kalahari Key Mineral Exploration Proprietary Ltd (KKME) which owns prospecting licences PL310/2016, PL311/2016 and PL202/2018 at Molopo. […]

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Oriole notes drilling refocus on Faré at Senala

Oriole Resources plc’s joint venture partner has restarted drilling at the Senala gold project in Senegal. PROGRAMME As part of its Year 4 earn-in, IAMGOLD Corporation has completed four holes for 401m at the Madina Bafé prospect to test the main northeast trending corridor. The Canadian company has refocused the remainder of its Year 4 budget towards […]