Arkle Resources plc has begun a reconnaissance prospecting programme on lithium-bearing pegmatites on its recently acquired Aughrim block of licences in County Wicklow. TARGET AREAS Comprising four prospecting licences over more than 150km2, the block is also prospective for gold being contiguous to the company’s Mine River gold exploration project. Compilation work has revealed “multiple […]
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Arkle adds polymetals block to Mine River acreage
Arkle Resources plc has extended its Mine River gold exploration area on the Wicklow-Wexford border by an additional 152.01km2 block. LEINSTER GRANITE The Aughrim block comprises four prospecting licences – 415, 3029, 1716, 2053 – for lithium, rare earth elements and other minerals including gold and platinum. The company must pay a total €3,000 with […]
Arkle swings to a loss in a ‘good exploration year’
Arkle Resources plc swung to loss from its activities during 2022 but experienced a “good exploration year”. FINANCES The group holds gold, zinc and lithium interests in Ireland and has expanded its interests to a small licence area for lithium in Zimbabwe. Full year results ended December 2022 show a loss of €299,214 (2021: profit […]
Arkle shareholder reduces holding to below 3%
Arkle Resources plc shareholder Andrew Batchelor is reported to have more than halved his shares in the company to below 3%. In April 2023, Mr Batchelor increased his holding to 25 million ordinary shares, representing 6.32% of the issued share capital. The Irish gold and zinc exploration company yesterday said that, following a recent review […]
Arkle shareholder increases holding to 6.32%
Arkle Resources plc noted that shareholder Andrew Batchelor has increased his shares in the company. He now owns 25 million ordinary shares, representing 6.32% of the issued share capital with voting rights compared with 20 million shares or 5.06% previously. Arkle’s website shows that the company’s largest shareholder is Jim Nominees Ltd with 64,764,583 shares (16.38%).
Arkle adds lithium exploration at Mine River gold project
Arkle Resources plc has discovered pegmatites in the company’s new search for lithium at its 100% owned Mine River gold block on the Wexford-Wicklow border in Ireland. LEINSTER GRANITE Reconnaissance work at Mine River has confirmed the presence of granite, pegmatite and aplite rock and the company now plans to collect specimens for analysis. Arkle […]