Hummingbird Resources plc has started commissioning of the processing plant ahead of first gold pour this quarter at Kouroussa open pit gold mine in Guinea. PREPARATIONS The high grade gold mine, at over 4 g/t, is the company’s second operating gold asset in West Africa, after Yanfolila in Mali. Hummingbird said that practical completion on […]
Day: 14 November 2024
IOG appoints Esa Ikaheimonen as interim chair
IOG plc has appointed Esa Ikaheimonen as chair, initially on an interim basis, following today’s company general meeting. He replaces Fiona MacAulay who has retired from the post. Mr Ikaheimonen has been the company’s senior independent non-executive director since March 2019 and is at present chair of the audit committee. He has 30 years’ oil […]
IOG chair and director Fiona MacAulay retires
IOG plc director and chair Fiona MacAulay has retired, as the company previously announced, following its general meeting today. Ms MacAulay said it had been a real honour to serve as chair of IOG as the company grew from an unfunded concept into the UK’s newest gas producer. “The journey has not been without its […]
Angus commissions B7T sidetrack at Saltfleetby
Angus Energy plc this morning commissioned the recently drilled B7T sidetrack well at Saltfleetby gas field in east Lincolnshire. TEMPORARY FLOWLINE The company connected the well by a temporary flowline to the production facilities on the site and processed gas is being delivered to the National Grid. “At present the well is flowing at approximately […]
FCM to advance exploration before sale or JV for Ontario licences
First Class Metals plc said it planned to advance it exploration strategy before selling or entering a joint venture (JV) for its metals’ licences in Ontario, Canada. STRATEGY In the company’s final results for the year ended 31 December 2022, chief executive Marc Sale added that most of the six out of nine properties explored […]
Corcel begins RC drill campaign at Mt Weld
Corcel plc has started a seven-hole reverse circulation (RC) drill campaign at the joint venture Mt Weld rare earth elements project near Laverton in Western Australia. PROGRAMME A sub-contractor for the company and its partner Riversgold Ltd will drill a total 2,000m on tenement P34/4489. The site’s four discrete undrilled magnetic features, interpreted to represent potential […]