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WGE survey indicates numerous anomalies at Lorne

Western Gold Exploration Ltd reported “strong depth and near-surface potential” from a 779-line km helicopter survey at the Lorne porphyry district in Argyll, Scotland. WIDESPREAD Magnetotelluric (MT) geophysics over the Lagalochan and Ardlochan prospects also identified “other possible porphyry-related centres” across the company’s Crown Mines Royal licence. The Canadian company said it was the first […]

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Hummingbird faces delisting and buyout

Hummingbird Resources plc could be delisted and bought out after it agreed to convert US$30 million debt into shares for its main creditor. CHALLENGES Negotiations on debt restructuring continue with the company’s primary lenders Coris Bank International and CIG SA and its largest shareholder Nioko Resources Corporation. Hummingbird said that challenges at Yanfolila in southern […]

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Ormonde-TRU positive on Golden Rose assays

Ormonde Mining plc’s investee has returned positive assays from exploration at the Golden Rose copper-gold project in the central Newfoundland gold belt, Canada. MODEL The company highlighted “significant” copper values from the Jacob’s and King George prospects, of up to 3.7% copper. Owner-operator TRU Precious Metals Corp, in which Ormonde owns 36.3%, also recorded anomalous values […]

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Alba expands into Sweden with rare earth option

Alba MIneral Resources plc has entered an option for the Finnsbo rare earth project in the historic magnetite mining district of eastern Bergslagen in Uppland, eastern Sweden. VALUE The licence lies 15km north of the 540-year-old Dannemora magnetite mine, and within the southern fringes of the “regionally extensive” high strain ductile Forsmark Deformation Zone. Current […]