Corcel plc has received approval to acquire new geological and geophysical data on its three onshore Angola blocks. FOCUS KON-11 and KON-12, considered brownfield redevelopment with historic production from the Tobias and Galinda fields, and operated KON-16 will be subject of an enhanced full tensor gradiometry survey (eFTG). The programme follows “inconclusive results” at the end […]
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Fulcrum encouraged by tailings leaching results
Fulcrum Metals plc said it was encouraged by strong initial leaching results from phase 1 sampling and testing at the Teck-Hughes gold tailings project in Ontario, Canada. INNOVATIVE The programme used Extrakt Processing Solutions LLC’s non-toxic technology. Sampling was completed across six locations chosen to provide representative sampling across the tailings with 32 samples taken […]
Star Energy CEO Chris Hopkinson steps down
Star Energy Group plc chief executive officer Chris Hopkinson has stepped down from the role and the board with immediate effect, after 12 months in the post. His replacement is Ross Glover who is expected to be appointed to the board following the company’s general meeting 12 June. Mr Hopkinson, who will not stand for […]
Tungsten West CEO Neil Gawthorpe resigns
Tungsten West plc chief executive officer Neil Gawthorpe has resigned with immediate effect, after 15 months in the role. He remains a board director until finalisation of his settlement agreement. Chief financial officer Alistair Stobie will become interim CEO and join the board, subject to regulatory checks. Tungsten West said it had started the process […]
Central Asia acquires 28.7% of Aberdeen Minerals
Central Asia Metals plc has completed its £3 million initial investment in nickel-copper-cobalt explorer Aberdeen Minerals Ltd. The company now has 35,294,117 shares, purchased at a price of 8.5 pence per share, and a 28.7% shareholding in Aberdeen. Central Asia also received warrants to invest an additional £2m at a price of 11 pence per share […]
Ascent changes board in strategic deal
Ascent Resources plc plans to appoint Ibrahim Diab as executive chairman and has appointed Lionel Therond as chief financial officer. The changes are in a “strategic collaboration” with Delta Energy Corp SARL. Mr Diab and Eric Faillenet, former managing director at Carlyle International Energy Partners and previously a Perenco senior executive, co-founded London and Luxembourg based-Delta. […]