Power Metal Resources plc said it had overcome bad weather by using smaller equipment to start diamond drilling at its Silver Peak project in British Columbia, Canada. CONDITIONS The company had expected to start a 500-metre confirmatory diamond core drill programme to test the Victoria vein. However, poor weather has prevented the drilling rig and […]
Equipment & Logistics
UKOG to start drilling in early 2021 at Turkish Resan
UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) aims to start drilling in early 2021 at the 305 km² Turkish Resan licence in which it has a 50% interest. The hydrocarbon exploration and development company executed the farm-in participation agreement last Wednesday (4 October) with Aladdin Middle East Ltd (AME) for its share in the project. UKOG […]
Egdon starts site works on Wressle JV oil field
Egdon Resources plc has started site works on the joint venture (JV) Wressle oil field near in the East Riding of Yorkshire. DESIGNS The site is in PEDL180 and PEDL182 where Egdon holds a 30% operated interest. The company said that a civils contractor had mobilised and works to reconfigure the Wressle production site had […]
Angus to divert Saltfleetby pipeline onto National Grid
Angus Energy plc is to extend and divert its existing gas pipeline at Saltfleetby on the East Lincolnshire coast onto the nearby National Grid entry point. COMMISSIONING The county council granted permission for the work in onshore Saltfleetby gas field, which involves extending the pipe by 750 metres, to the Theddlethorpe gas rerminal (TGT). Angus […]
Scotgold starts slab pours and expands tunnels
Scotgold Resources Ltd has started slab pours ready to place equipment following resumption of blasting at the high grade Cononish gold and silver mine in Argyll, Scotland. WASTE ORE Operations had stopped due to the pandemic, but the Australian company is now focused on expanding tunnels to mine through rock which has no gold in […]
Dalradian faces public inquiry over £750m mine plans
Dalradian Gold will undergo a public inquiry over its proposals to open a £750 million gold-silver-copper mine in Curraghinalt, County Tyrone. SCRUTINY Backed by investor Orion Resource Partners, the American company aims to extract 3.5m oz of gold deposit, 15,000 tonnes of copper and 850,000 oz of silver deposit from the site. Dalradian applied for […]