Cornish Lithium has been granted licences to explore for lithium within the geothermal waters in areas off the north and south Cornish coasts. GEOLOGICAL STRUCTURES The Crown Estate, which manages the seabed and most of the foreshore around England, Wales and Northern Ireland, granted the rights in the Minerals Licensing Round. Yesterday’s decision follows a […]
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United starts 2021 drill campaign with ASH-3 well
United Oil and Gas plc announced the start of its 2021 drilling campaign with the ASH-3 development oil well in the Abu Sennan licence in the Western Desert, Egypt. SCHEDULE Kuwait Energy Egypt began operations on 4 January at the licence in which United holds a 22% working interest. The hydrocarbon exploration, development and production […]
Red Rock looks to ‘dynamic’ 2021
Red Rock Resources plc said it planned dynamic exploration and active local engagement following years of preparations as it reported a higher profit following a loss for the previous period. Group profit before tax was £5,156 million for the year ended 30 June 2020 compared with £1,724m for the previous year. The company, with interests […]
Power Metal starts RAB drilling at Haneti
Power Metal Resources plc announced it had started its first drill at the nickel-copper-PGM Haneti project in central Tanzania. HANETI The project covers some 5,000km2 in central Tanzania and comprises tenements (prospecting licences, offers and applications) prospective for nickel, PGMs and gold. Power Metal holds 35% interest and Katoro Gold plc holds 65%. TARGETS The programme […]
South Ghanzi JV positive over zinc indications
Joint venture partners Kavango Resources and Power Metal Resources announced “encouraging” zinc concentrations in the Kalahari Copper Belt (KCB), Botswana. Zinc is a recognised pathfinder element for the less mobile copper ions in the soil. The JV expects to conduct airborne electromagnetic geophysics (AEM) surveys over prospective sections of the South Ghanzi project in Q1 […]
Red Rock steps into Adidi-Kanga gold dispute
Red Rock Resources plc has entered into two deed agreements following a dispute involving Vector Resources Ltd (VEC) which holds 60% of the Adidi-Kanga gold project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. ARBITRATION Chairman Andrew Bell said that the company was “well positioned” to play a constructive role given its familiarity with VEC, which has […]