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Anglesey finance director Danesh Varma resigns

Anglesey Mining plc’s finance director and company secretary Danesh Varma has resigned with immediate effect. Companies House states Mr Varma’s appointment as finance director began on 1 August 2013. Interim chairman Andrew King said: “On behalf of the board of Anglesey, I would like to thank Danesh for his significant contribution and service to the […]

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Alba given more time to dewater and explore lower Llechfraith

Alba Mineral Resources plc has received permission to continue dewatering and exploring the lower Llechfraith workings in the Clogau-St David’s gold mine, north Wales. EXCLUSION ZONE Natural Resources Wales (NRW)’s grant of an extension to the company’s European Protected Species licence allows the operations to continue until 31 September 2024. “This is significant as it […]

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Corcel JV spuds Tobias-14 in Kwanza

Corcel plc’s consortium partner has spud the Tobias 14 well on the onshore KNON-11 block in the Kwanza basin, onshore Angola. PRODUCTION TO-14 follows drilling of TO-13 which earlier this month encountered “potentially productive zones in multiple intervals” throughout the Binga reservoir. A well testing programme for both wells will begin after operator Sonangol reaches total […]

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Tullow Oil signs $400m debt facility with Glencore

Tullow Oil plc has secured a $400 million five-year debt facility and off-take contracts with Glencore Energy UK Ltd. BUSINESS PLAN The Africa-focused company will be able to draw down funds over a period of 18 months to manage its senior notes maturing in March 2025. Tullow has also signed oil marketing and offtake contracts with Glencore for […]

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CRL highlights ‘significant mineralisation trends’

Cornwall Resources Ltd (CRL)’s completed field activities for the Deep Digital Cornwall (DDC) project have indicated “significant mineralisation trends near surface” at its Redmoor licence. TARGETS Parent company Strategic Minerals plc said that CRL submitted analytical data for 2,186 soil samples and a highly detailed ground gravity survey and 3D interpretation. The updated results improve […]

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Further rig problems again halt Tai-3 operations

Helium One Global Ltd has temporarily shut down operations because of further problems with its rig, audited last year, on the Rukwa licence in southwest Tanzania. IRON ROUGHNECK The setback follows reports earlier in the week of elevated helium shows from the Tai-3 well after the repair and reinstallation of a faulty component to the […]