West Cumbria Mining (WCM) said it was confident the Government would support its plans for a metallurgical coal mine near Whitehaven after the company received council approval today. The final decision is now awaiting possible referral to the Government after Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, Robert Jenrick issued a holding order […]
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UKOG raises £2.2m to fund Turkish Resan oil project
UK Oil & Gas plc said it has raised £2.2million to fund its share of initial drilling and seismic costs for the Turkish Resan oil project. UKOG announced on 23 July 2020 that it had signed a binding heads of agreement with Aladdin Middle East Ltd (AME) to take a 50% interest in the oil […]
UKOG soon to resume oil production at Horse Hill
UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) expects to resume oil production soon following the arrival of a small workover rig at the company’s Horse Hill site north of Gatwick. Planned routine intervention operations at UKOG 85.635% owned Horse Hill-1 well have also started. The short intervention aims to optimise oil flow via reperforating the full […]
WCM mine plans might be decided by Government
West Cumbria Mining Ltd (WCM) might have to wait for the Government to authorise its new metallurgical mine off the coast near Whitehaven. DETERMINATION WCM is due to hear from Cumbria County Council tomorrow (2 October) whether it will approve the mine following revised details of the plans. Secretary of state for housing, communities and […]
WCM to invest £148m in employment
West Cumbria Mining (WCM) said it would spend £148 million per annum on its employees, services and supply chain for its metallurgical coal mine near Whitehaven. STATISTICS The plans are awaiting legal agreement and the company expects Cumbria County Council to review updated planning information tomorrow (2 October). Plans for Woodhouse Colliery have faced opposition […]
Anglesey Mining appoints Micon for PEA at Parys
Anglesey Mining has appointed Micon International Ltd to conduct a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its base and precious metals project at Parys Mountain in Anglesey, North Wales. OPTIMISATION STUDIES Micon began its work on the copper-zinc-lead-gold-silver project at Parys Mountain in 2006. This has included preparation of the JORC compliant resource estimate in 2012 […]