Western Gold Exploration Ltd (WGE) plans geophysical surveys on the Lorne porphyry district in Argyll following completion of its 2023-2024 drilling campaign. MINERALISATION The programme revealed a new copper-gold prophyry centre at the Ardlochan target and extended porphyry mineralisation > 800m westwards at the Lagalochan prospect. Both prospects lie on the Lorne Fault Zone and […]
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EGT signs Cyprus tailings recycling option
European Green Transition plc has entered an exclusive 12-month option to acquire a copper tailings recycling project near the past-producing Limni mine near Polis, western Cyprus. PUMP The open pit mine, approximately 900m long, 400m wide and 200m deep, produced more than 8.1Mt at 1.11% copper between 1937 and 1978, before being backfilled with tailings […]
Altona appoints David Catterall as consultant
Altona Rare Earths plc has appointed David Catterall as a consultant, with a special focus on the company’s Sesana copper-silver option in Botswana. Mr Catterall, M.Sc., Pr. Sci. Nat., is a geologist with more than 36 years’ operational and field experience in mineral exploration throughout Africa and Europe. He has covered a wide range of […]
Ormonde investee plans Golden Rose exploration
Ormonde Mining plc’s investee plans copper-focused exploration during the summer at the Golden Rose project in western-central Newfoundland. DRILL TRU Precious Metals Corp’s assessment in the Cape Ray – Valentine Lake shear zone will also investigate other minerals occurrences hosting nickel and zinc. The programme will include prospecting, grab (rock) sampling, reconnaissance soil sampling and […]
Tertiary to start drilling at Konkola West
Tertiary Minerals plc’s partner will begin drilling later this month to test for deep copper mineralisation in the main ore shale at the Konkola West copper project in Zambia. EXTENSIONS Regulatory approval follows the earn-in agreement between the company’s 96% owned subsidiary, its local partner Mwashia Resources Ltd and the operator-subsidiary of KoBold Metals. The […]
Altona signs Botswana copper-silver option
Altona Rare Earths plc has signed a binding option for the Sesana copper-silver exploration project within PL2329/2023 in the Northwest District of Botswana. FORMATIONS The agreement with Ignate African Mining P/L follows the company’s Zambia metals-diamond acquisition in March as part of its diversification strategy. Sesana lies in the heart of the Kalahari copper belt […]