The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) said that a minority of companies still needed to improve standards to match those of the majority and warned it would take enforcement action if problems persist. The warning comes after OGA reported in September 2020 that the volume of gas flared and vented in offshore upstream oil and […]
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Case studies of shale gas sites show low risk to groundwater
A study of impacts on groundwater from shale gas production in northern England found that up to 14% of case areas could potentially be used to produce shale gas. The joint report by the Environment Agency and the British Geological Survey also concluded that groundwater across a district or region would be at low risk […]
Anglesey marks start of Labrador iron mine PEA
Anglesey Mining plc said that a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Houston iron project in Labrador, Canada has started and is due to be completed before the end of 2020. The base and precious metals exploration company, whose main project is Parys Mountain 100%-owned gold mine on Anglesey, holds a 12% interest in Labrador […]
Power Metal further invests in Molopo
Power Metal Resources plc has made a further investment in Kalahari Key Mineral Exploration (Pty) Ltd in their nickel sulphide and platinum-group metal (PGM) mineralisation project in Botswana. Kalahari Key holds 100% of the Molopo Farms Complex (MFC) project and Power Metal earns into a 40% interest by funding $500,000 exploration expenditure in 2020. Power […]
Altona partner granted three-year Nankoma licence
Rare earth element (REE) mining company Altona Energy plc has taken its projects in East Africa a step further following the granting of a three-year exploration licence. The company said that Leadway Group Ltd, with which it signed a heads of agreement on 21 September, had been awarded a three-year exploration licence for its tenement […]
Banks will not challenge refusal for new coal mine
Banks Mining said it would not challenge the Government’s decision to reject its plans for a surface coal mine in Highthorn, Northumberland but will pursue its proposed Dewley Hill mine, west of Newcastle. The company’s Dewley Hill application is expected to be discussed by the City Council’s planning committee before the end of the 2020. […]