Tertiary Minerals plc has delineated a “large and strategically located copper-in-soilanomaly” at its Mupala project in the Kabompo Dome of the Nothwestern Province, Zambia. PROMISING The company collected 684 soil samples in areas of anomalous copper-in-soil with results identifying a copper-in-soil anomaly approximately 1,800m long by 600m wide. Portable X-ray fluorescence analysis identified a peak […]
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Guardian stakes more claims at Pilot
Guardian Metal Resources plc has staked 16 further claims at its Pilot Mountain tungsten project following indications of a “much larger” porphyry system than first expected. EXPANSION The company engaged porphyry copper deposit specialist Dr Lawrence Carter following the June discovery of the mineralised system in drill hole PM24-002 at the Nevada site. He will assess […]
Helium One re-enters Itumbula West-1
Helium One Global Ltd has started drilling the Itumbula West-1 (ITW-1) well before a planned extended well test on the Rukwa licence, Tanzania. FEASIBILITY STUDY On 26 July, operations began to test two intervals of the fractured Basement and faulted Karoo sections. The company said it had drilled out the 9⅝” shoe track and was […]
Altona exercises Sesana option
Altona Rare Earths plc has exercised its option to acquire up to 85% in the Sesana copper-silver project within PL2329/2023 in Botswana’s Kalahari copper belt. COMPANY MOVES The company and vendor Ignate African Minerals (Pty) Ltd are expected to sign the final agreement shortly. Altona said that activities relating to Botswana environmental and administrative processes […]
Guardian receives £85,000 via warrant exercise
Guardian Metal Resources plc received £85,107.61 following notices to exercise warrants over 500,633 new ordinary shares of 1 pence each in the company. The exercise on 26 July, was at a price of 17p per warrant share. Following admission the company’s share capital will comprise 111,058,265 ordinary shares of 1p each, with voting rights. A TR-1 […]
FCM accelerates Dead Otter exploration
First Class Metals plc has upgraded the Dead Otter trend within its North Hemlo property to “high profile” target and accelerated exploration with a “potentially significant impact”. DISCOVERY The project was previously confirmed to have a discontinuous 3.7km long gold trend, open along strike, in the south of the property. Gold was also panned from […]