Karelian Diamond Resources plc has completed follow-up excavation up-ice of the green diamond previously discovered in the Kuhmo region of Finland. TARGETS Karelian said that the thickness of the glacial till cover increased up-ice to the northwest towards a swampy area, accessible to an excavator only when the ground is frozen. “The indicator mineral train […]
Month: December 2024
Cora identifies gold-bearing structures at Sanankoro
Cora Gold Ltd has identified four primary and four secondary gold bearing structures of around a total 50km of “highly prospective terrain” following sampling at Sanankoro in southern Mali. TARGETS The company said it had outlined 20 new and existing greenfield exploration targets within the structures, which will be ranked in order of priority for […]
Rathlin plans reservoir stimulation at West Newton
Rathlin Energy (UK) Ltd has now “duly made” its application to conduct a “reservoir stimulation” within the Kirkham Abbey gas reservoir in the existing West Newton A-2 well in East Yorkshire. PROPPANT The joint venture operator said that the reservoir stimulation involved squeezing a “small volume of oil-based fluid” into the formation located within PEDL183. […]
Corcel increases stake in KON-16
Corcel plc has acquired an additional 20% in its operated block KON-16 in the Kwanza Basin, onshore Angola. FUNDRAISE The acquisition, subject to approvals, is through its 90% owned subsidiary Atlas Petroleum Exploration Worldwide Ltd (APEX), taking its total holding to 55% gross, with 49.5% net to Corcel and at no cost. KON-16 covers 1,022 km2 […]
Tertiary advances to drilling in Nevada-Zambia
Tertiary Minerals plc is progressing closer to drilling its copper projects in Nevada, US and Zambia. PROSPECTIVITY The company has signed a contract for up to 2,500m air core drilling at Mushima North to test the A1 copper-in-soil geochemical anomaly. Access roads and initial drill pad preparation are complete with drilling expected to begin today. […]
FCM assays support Dead Otter ‘gold trend’
First Class Metals plc said that photon assays of previous samples had revealed a new area of gold anomalism at the Dead Otter trend within its North Hemlo property in Ontario, Canada. DISTRIBUTION The company sent 25 samples of the total collected for re-assaying after earlier results had not reflected the potential gold values. Chief […]