Red Rock Resources plc said its gold-copper-cobalt projects in Africa, Australia and Kenya were moving forward in readiness for operational work in 2021. DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO Red Rock is completing the first phase of the planned 70.95 km-line ground magnetic survey at Kisinka near Lubumbashi, DRC. Work will resume at the Kolwezi joint venture […]
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Power Metal identifies ‘significant’ target at Kisinka
Power Metal Resources plc said it had identified a significant cobalt target at its 70% owned Kisinka copper-cobalt project in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). SURVEYS Kisinka is located some 30km east of the regional capital of Lubumbashi in the southern part of the Katangan copper belt. Assay results from pitting and mapping exploration […]
Red Rock starts cobalt-copper survey at Luanshimba
Red Rock Resources plc said it had mobilised a geophysics team to its 80% owned Luanshimba licence in the south-east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The move follows the identification in late 2018 of strong copper and cobalt anomalism in the southern part of the licence by a programme of termite mound sampling. Red […]
Factors shaping the UK ‘critical minerals’ strategy
FEATURE: Now that critical minerals have appeared on the world’s industrial radar, the UK must compete with bigger national geographies and immense purchasing powers to ensure its own supply. TIME AND SPEED The Government has outlined its industrial strategy to assess the country’s requirements and assets to tackle pressing issues such as mobility, green energy […]
Power Metal targets major finds and financial independence
Power Metal Resources announced its future strategy was to make one or more major metal discoveries and work towards financial independence. ASSETS The company, which focuses on cobalt, copper, gold, lithium, nickel and PGMs, recently raised £1 million taking its total assets to £3.04 million. Power Metal is involved in five main projects and two […]
Is the UK ready for the 21st century gold rush?
“A quadrupling in lithium and a doubling in cobalt production will be needed. This is the ‘gold rush’ of the 21st century” – Faraday Institution Feature: Globalisation, once a benchmark for progress, has become a word that signals caution. The pandemic has revealed that weaknesses in the global supply chain results in delays, gluts and […]