The Wressle joint venture expects September’s local authority permission to be quashed for two new wells at the onshore Lincolnshire site. SCREENING North Lincolnshire Council informed the companies that, following legal opinion and the Supreme Court decision in June, it would not resist a proposed legal action to challenge the consent. The court ruled that applications […]
Month: December 2024
Rockhopper extends Falkland licences
Rockhopper Exploration plc has secured a two-year extension to all its licences in the North and South Falkland Basin. PARTNERS The Falkland Islands Government granted the extension until 31 December 2026. In the North Falkland Basin, Rockhopper holds a 35% interest in licence PL032, containing the Sea Lion discovery extending into PL004, and PL033. The company […]
Tungsten West raises £2m via CLNs
Tungsten West plc has raised £2 million by adding an additional tranche to the existing 2023 convertible loan notes to progress work at the Hemerdon mine in Devon. FINANCING Tranche F is on substantially the same terms as tranches A, B, C, D and E of the CLNs. The company said that July’s tranche E […]
Panther awards drill contract for Dotted Lake
Panther Metals plc has awarded the contract for phase I diamond drilling and access trail logistics at Dotted Lake, on the north limb of the Schreiber-Hemlo greenstone belt in Ontario, Canada. CAMPAIGN The company said that Platinum Diamond Drilling Inc was mobilising to the site as part of drill pad and access preparation work. The […]
Helium One approved for new Colorado wells
Helium One Global Ltd’s farm-in project has received approval for five new proposed helium development well locations at the Galactica-Pegasus project in Las Animas County, Colorado, USA. PORTFOLIO Australian owner Blue Star Helium’s planned locations comprise Jackson-27 SWSE, Jackson-31 SENW, Jackson-29 SWNW, Jackson-2 L4 and Jackson-4 L4. Drilling is expected to begin this quarter subject to receipt […]
Oriole to increase interest in Bibemi and Mbe
Oriole Resources plc has signed a non-binding heads of agreement to increase its interests to 90% in the Bibemi and Mbe gold licences in Cameroon. RESTRUCTURE The agreements will see the company buy its local partners’ interests in each licence for US$39,000 and $100,000 respectively. The local partners will hold a net smelter return royalty […]