First Class Metals plc has signed an earn-in for up to 80% with OnGold Investment Corp for the Pickle Lake property in McGill township, Ontario. EXPLORATION The property, of 163 single cell mining claims over 3,455ha, lies north of FCM’s West Pickle Lake nickel-copper discovery and contiguous to its North Hemlo property and Palladium One’s […]
Day: 23 December 2024
Cora starts tendering process for Sanankoro mine
Cora Gold Ltd has begun the tendering process for the front-end engineering and design and construction of the Sanankoro gold mine in southern Mali. BOUNDARIES The company is awaiting the end of Mali government’s November 2022 permit moratorium before formally starting the contract mining process. The application for the Sanankoro mining permit, which includes hybrid […]
Scotgold reviews mine design, schedule and production
Scotgold Resources Ltd plans a third-party review for the next 12 months at its Cononish mine following dwindling cash and initial low grade gold finds. DEVELOPMENT RATES The review will initially assess the mine design, schedule and production forecasts. Second stage power and ventilation upgrades will also be included to improve mine accessibility, allowing simultaneous operation […]
Cora Gold strengthens in-house team
Cora Gold Ltd has appointed a project manager, mining consultant and head of geology to broaden the company’s in-house capabilities. LOURENS STEENEKAMP Lourens Steenekamp, with a career spanning over three decades, began his career with Gold Fields. He then held engineering roles in Ghana and Tanzania where he progressed to construction projects. More recently, Mr […]
Horizonte appoints Simon Retter as director
Horizonte Minerals plc has appointed Simon Retter as an executive director and Leonardo (Leo) Neves as company secretary, with immediate effect. SIMON RETTER Mr Retter has been the group chief financial officer since 2016 and is the outgoing company secretary. He has almost 15 years’ experience as an executive and non-executive director focused on the […]
Horizonte appoints John MacKenzie as NED
Horizonte Minerals plc has appointed John MacKenzie as a non-executive director (NED), effective immediately. Mr MacKenzie has more than 30 years’ operational and investment experience in the metals and mining sector, and is currently chief executive officer and director of Capstone Copper Corp. He was the founder and executive chair of Mantos Copper before its […]