Tertiary Minerals plc said that a new drill rig and variable ground conditions had made progress a little slower than expected at its Konkola West copper project in Zambia. Operator Kobold Metals Company began drilling the first hole KWDD001 during April and reached a depth of 1,023 metres by 21 May. The hole has now […]
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Baron chooses new Chuditch-2 drill site
Baron Oil plc has chosen a new drill location after finding the original site unsuitable for a jack-up rig for the Chuditch-2 appraisal well, offshore Timor-Leste. DRILL PLANS A now completed geotechnical survey, focused on physical studies of the seabed, revealed that the initial chosen area was an irregular seabed unsuitable for a jack-up drilling […]
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 […]
Helium One spuds Tai-3 well for 1,100m at Rukwa
Helium One Global Ltd today began drilling the Tai-3 well for 1,100m at the Rukwa project in southwest Tanzania. EVALUATION The company is drilling ahead to section total depth before running the 20″ conductor, which prevents unconsolidated rock entering the well before drilling the 17.5″ hole section. Gas shows will be measured using Geolog’s mudlogging […]
Tobias-13 well spuds in brownfield block KON-11
Corcel plc’s partner yesterday began drilling the Tobias-13 oil well in block KON-11 in the Kwanza basin, onshore Angola. DATA Subject to the first well’s results, the workplan for KON-11 includes one or more new wells with the main aim of early production. On positive drilling results, the geological and geophysical data will be […]
Helium One nears rig set-up completion on Tai-C
Helium One Global Ltd has appointed a 24-hour drill crew and completed 90% of setting up the rig on Tai-C well for phase II drilling at Rukwa in Tanzania. CONTRACTS The remaining long lead items are on schedule to arrive during the second week of September with drilling on course to start during the second […]