Cornish Metals has announced high-grade tin and copper results from its first batch of the South Crofty 2020 diamond drill programme in the village of Pool, Cornwall. The Canadian miner reported that it had intersected multiple lode structures with the results showing high grade metal mineralisation. The company has also intersected three additional lode structures […]
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Power Metal completes Silver Peak due diligence
Power Metal Resources has completed its due diligence at the exploration programme in the Silver Peak project in British Columbia, Canada. A total of 11 channel samples were taken from the Victoria vein faces exposed in the cliffs and open stopes located vertically above the Victoria adit. Samples have been submitted to the accredited laboratory, […]
Banks refused plans for Highthorn surface coal mine
Banks Mining Group has been refused permission for a surface coal mine near Druridge Bay, Highthorn in Northumberland because of the effects on the landscape. Housing, Communities and Local Government Minister, Robert Jenrick said that “the proposed development is not likely to provide national, local or community benefits which clearly outweigh its likely impacts.” Any […]
Offshore oil and gas licence review will ensure net zero
The Government is to review its policy on the UK’s future offshore oil and gas licensing regime as part of its plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Initial findings and next steps will be published in the forthcoming Energy White Paper. More than half of the UK’s electricity comes from renewables including wind […]
Egdon granted more time to drill North Kelsey-1
Egdon Resources Ltd has been granted more time to drill PEDL241, containing the North Kelsey-1 well in Lincolnshire. EXTENSION Operator Egdon holds 80% and Union Jack Oil plc 20% in the licence. Lincolnshire County Council first granted temporary planning permission to drill an exploratory conventional oil in 2014. Egdon has now been given a further […]
Scotgold expects first gold pour by end of November
Scotgold Resources Ltd is expected to carry out its first gold pour at its Cononish mine in West Scotland by the end of November, the company announced today. Construction and development activities at the low cost, high grade gold and silver project in the north of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park have been […]