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Hummingbird gold output rises as bank debt falls

Hummingbird Resources plc reported an increase in gold production and a stronger balance sheet but a rise in costs in its third quarter results posted today. The gold exploration company operating in Guinea, Liberia and Mali in West Africa announced gold production rose to 24,722 oz of gold poured (Q2 2020: 24,054 oz) on an […]

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Europa expects Inezgane to live up to its promise

Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) said it hoped to build on initial encouraging results from the Inezgane licence near Agadir, Morocco after the company was granted a one-year extension to its permit. The hydrocarbon exploration, development and production company has so far mapped up to 10 billion barrels of unrisked oil resources. Morocco’s National Office […]

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Factors shaping the UK ‘critical minerals’ strategy

FEATURE: Now that critical minerals have appeared on the world’s industrial radar, the UK must compete with bigger national geographies and immense purchasing powers to ensure its own supply. TIME AND SPEED The Government has outlined its industrial strategy to assess the country’s requirements and assets to tackle pressing issues such as mobility, green energy […]

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Work at Clogau gold mine unaffected by Covid

Alba Mineral Resources said its underground drilling programme at Clogau-St David’s Gold Mine would be unaffected by recent Covid-19 restrictions imposed in Wales. Wales will introduce a two-week ‘firebreak’ from 23 October to 9 November 2020 to help stop the pandemic. However the mining and hydrocarbon company is on schedule to complete the first phase […]

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UKOG to start drilling in early 2021 at Turkish Resan

UK Oil & Gas plc (UKOG) aims to start drilling in early 2021 at the 305 km² Turkish Resan licence in which it has a 50% interest. The hydrocarbon exploration and development company executed the farm-in participation agreement last Wednesday (4 October) with Aladdin Middle East Ltd (AME) for its share in the project. UKOG […]

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UKOG plans for Loxley to be redetermined

UK Oil & Gas plc will have its application for a gas appraisal project in Loxley near the village of Dunsfold redetermined in November by Surrey County Council. ACCUMULATION The local authority refused permission at an earlier hearing against its officers’ recommended approval. Technical issues resulted in a rerun and the application will be now […]