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Ascent awards 4.6m share options to employees and PDMRs

Ascent Resources plc has awarded 4.6 million options over ordinary shares to certain employees and persons discharging managerial responsibilities (PDMRs). PDMRs The performance vesting criteria for the options is the execution of a cash-generating ESG metals transaction consistent with the company’s strategy, said Ascent. Executive chairman James Parsons and chief executive officer Andrew Dennan each […]

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Prospex partner might exit El Romeral

Prospex Energy plc said its partner could exit their Spanish onshore gas joint venture in a proposed merger with a third company. PROPOSAL Prospex and Warrego Energy Ltd are co-owners in Tarba Energía S.L which owns and operates the El Romeral gas-to-power plant. Tarba also owns related gas concessions near Carmona in Andalucía and the […]

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Alba conditionally raises £500,000 via placing

Alba Mineral Resources plc has raised £500,000 before expenses through the issue of 500 million new ordinary shares at a price of 0.1 pence per ordinary share. Each subscriber in the discounted placing will receive one warrant for every two subscribed shares, for a total of 250 million warrants.  The warrants will have an exercise price of 0.2 pence per share and […]

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Altona secures £150,000 loan for Monte Muambe

Altona Rare Earths plc has secured a £150,000 loan to complete its 2022 programme and assay costs for its Monte Muambe project in northwest Mozambique. MRE The company will draw down the short-term loan facility from Align Research Investments Ltd in two tranches during November at a fixed interest rate of 15%. “In order to […]

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Egdon revenues rise by 530% on Ceres-Wressle success

Egdon Resources plc reported a 160% increase in production and more than 530% rise in oil and gas revenues mainly from onshore oil production at Wressle in North Lincolnshire and offshore Ceres gas field. FINANCES The company’s preliminary results for the year ended 31 July 2022 showed revenues of £6.91 million (2021: £1.09m) following “significantly […]