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Karelian’s major investor increases holdings

Karelian Diamond Resources plc reported shareholder Steven Coomber has increased his holdings in the company. As at 2 January 2024, he held 8,408,813 ordinary shares of €0.00025 each, equivalent to 8% of the current issued share capital and voting rights of the company. On 4 December 2023, Mr Coomber held 8,313,133 shares of €0.00025 each […]

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Karelian swings to a loss in ‘significant’ year

Karelian Diamond Resources plc swung to a loss during the last financial year at its projects in East Finland and Northern Ireland. EXPENDITURE The company is exploring for diamonds on the Lahtojoki deposit in the Kuopio – Kaavi region and in the Kuhmo region as well as for nickel, copper and platinum group elements in […]

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Karelian raises £250,000 via 33% discounted placing

Karelian Diamond Resources plc has raised £250,000 via a discounted placing of 10 million ordinary shares each of €0.00025, at a price of 2.5 pence per ordinary share. DIRECTORS’ DEALINGS The fundraise was at 2.5 pence per ordinary share, representing a discount of 33.3% to the closing mid-market price of 3.75 pence on 19 October […]

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Karelian confirms Irish licences’ prospectivity

Karelian Diamond Resources plc said indicator analyses of stream sampling confirmed nickel, copper and platinum group metals prospectivity at its three Northern Ireland licences. ANOMALOUS The stream sampling followed a 2021 programme which the Dublin-based company said had suggested the potential for the metals. A total 33 follow-up stream sediment samples, each weighing an average […]

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Karelian completes pitting programme in Kuhmo

Karelian Diamond Resources plc has completed a pitting programme on more than 20 previously identified kimberlite targets in the Kuhmo region of Finland. GLACIAL TILL The targets extend over 23 locations from where glacial till samples for kimberlite indicator mineral testing were collected. The company said that the bedrock reached in eight of the locations […]

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Karelian begins exploration in Northern Ireland

Karelian Diamond Resources plc has begun an exploration programme on its three nickel-copper-platinum group metals licences in Northern Ireland. POTENTIAL The Dublin-based company, with diamond exploration assets in Finland, collected a series of stream sediment samples which have been sent to Canada for analysis. A total of 14, nine and 10 samples were taken from […]