Galantas Gold Corporation is soon to start a surface and underground exploration programme of 4,000 metres diamond drilling at Cavanacaw gold mine in Omagh, Northern Ireland. UNDERGROUND Initial Phase I drilling will focus on the Kearney and Joshua veins, two of “many high-priority targets” on the company’s land package. Underground drilling on the Kearney vein […]
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Cora Gold might extend 35,000m drill at Sanankoro
Cora Gold Ltd announced some “impressive” results among strong grades and widths in the initial results from Zone B at the Sanankoro gold project in southern Mali. The company said that it might extend the drill campaign from 35,000m – its largest to date – to follow up some of the “excellent results”. A total […]
UKOG starts drilling Basur-3 appraisal well
UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) said it had marked a milestone with the start of air drilling at the Basur-3 appraisal oil well in the 305 km² Resan licence, Turkey. On 26 June, operations began on the initial 17.5 inch diameter hole section, following which a 13⅝ inch casing is expected to be set. […]
Chesterfield starts 2021 exploration in Cyprus
Chesterfield Resources plc announced it had started its 2021 exploration campaign for additional tonnage of base and precious metals in Cyprus. The company’s enlarged and integrated 2021 campaign has begun with a gravity survey on five main target areas, with approximately 800 survey points planned over 5 km2. An AMT survey will cover three main […]
UKOG granted approval to drill Basur-3 well
UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) has received permission to drill the forthcoming Basur-3 appraisal well located in the Resan licence, Turkey. The Turkish Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources granted approval to UKOG Turkey and its joint venture partner and site operator Aladdin Middle East (AME). UKOG Turkey, a wholly owned UKOG subsidiary, has a 50% […]
UKOG starts constructing Basur-3 drill site in Resan, Turkey
UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) announced construction had started of the drilling pad and access road for Basur-3 appraisal well at the 50%-owned, 305 km² Resan licence in Turkey. UKOG and joint venture partner Aladdin Middle East are expected to take some 60 days on the construction. Basur-3 lies approximately 1.2km north and geologically […]