Red Rock Australasia Pty Ltd (RRAL) announced that a further seven of its licence applications have been accepted and given the highest ranking in the Victoria gold fields of Australia. BACKLOG The company is a joint venture between Red Rock Resources plc (49%) and Power Metal Resources plc (50.1%). The partnership is targeting the historic […]
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Galantas starts new review of Cavanacaw
Galantas Gold Corporation announced it was conducting a new technical review of exploration work, including a proposed core drilling programme, at Cavanacaw mine in Omagh, Northern Ireland. The Canadian company has said its licensed area holds more than three million ounces of gold which is wants to “aggressively explore”. Galantas said that the exploration report […]
CAML starts cleaning river of Sasa tailings
Central Asia Metals plc said it had started to clean the Kamenka River following a leakage from the tailings storage of it Sasa zinc-lead mine in North Macedonia. The leak occurred on 14 September 2020 at the Sasa Tailings Storage Facility 4 (TSF4) and clean-up operations began in late October. The company added that the […]
IOG to drill for southern North Sea gas in Q1
Independent Oil and Gas plc (IOG) said it was due to start drilling for gas in the Southern North Sea during the first quarter of 2021 and produce first gas during Q3. Today’s news comes as IOG, operator of its joint venture with CalEnergy Resources (UK) Ltd, awarded the rig contract for its core project […]
Alba starts surface drilling at Clogau gold mine
Alba Mineral Resources plc said it had started surface drilling after completing its underground drilling programme and bulk sampling at Clogau-St David’s Gold Mine in Snowdonia National Park, North Wales. The metals and critical minerals mining company reported that underground drilling programme had involved seven drill holes for a total of 559.5 metres and which […]
OGA warns companies failing to comply with rules
The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) said that a minority of companies still needed to improve standards to match those of the majority and warned it would take enforcement action if problems persist. The warning comes after OGA reported in September 2020 that the volume of gas flared and vented in offshore upstream oil and […]