Critical Mineral Resources plc has expanded its Moroccan portfolio with four new exploration permits, covering 80 km2, in the Rabat and Beni-Mellal regions. PRODUCTION The company and its partner have also mutually terminated the binding agreement on the Zagora cobalt earn-in option, although both will continue to seek future joint opportunities. Three of the new […]
Day: 23 December 2024
Alba completes Clogau airborne survey
Alba Mineral Resources plc continues to progress work while awaiting permission to abstract water at a higher pump rate from the Clogau-St David’s gold mine. DELAY The airborne geophysical survey over the Clogau target area is complete and further surveys will continue over key regional gold targets. Expected from 18 December, the next will be […]
Baron Oil extends Chuditch-2 drilling schedule
Baron Oil plc’s subsidiary has secured a six-month extension to the production sharing contract ahead of committing to drilling the Chuditch-2 appraisal well, offshore Timor-Leste. PREPARATIONS The PSC for the company’s wholly owned subsidiary and operator SundaGas Banda Unipessoal Lda now ends on 18 June 2024. A formal decision on whether to enter the drilling phase for […]
Ormonde encouraged by Golden Rose sampling results
Ormonde Mining plc reported “significant” gold-copper assay results from its investee’s prospecting and bedrock sampling in the Central Newfoundland gold belt. TIER-1 POTENTIAL TRU Precious Metals Corp used recent high resolution satellite and remote sensing data over the property to discover new gold and critical minerals targets at the Golden Rose project. Ormonde said that grab […]
Helium One needs more funds to drill Itumbula well
Helium One Global Ltd needs further funds to drill the Itumbula well once it has repaired its drill rig on the Rukwa licence in Tanzania. COSTS The company has faced setbacks from delays and component failures but aims to spud the new well in early January 2024. A full cost analysis and budgeting exercise showed […]
Altona secures majority share in Monte Muambe
Altona Rare Earths plc today confirmed it had secured the majority shareholding in the Monte Muambe project in northwest Mozambique. DE-RISKING The increase from 20 to 51% ownership of subsidiary and licence holder Monte Muambe Mining Limitada follows completion in October of phase II involving the scoping study. The transfer is subject to final approval […]