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Arkle begins lithium prospecting on Aughrim

Arkle Resources plc has begun a reconnaissance prospecting programme on lithium-bearing pegmatites on its recently acquired Aughrim block of licences in County Wicklow. TARGET AREAS Comprising four prospecting licences over more than 150km2, the block is also prospective for gold being contiguous to the company’s Mine River gold exploration project. Compilation work has revealed “multiple […]

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FCM grab sample results add confidence in Zigzag

First Class Metals plc (FCM) said final results from the first phase of exploration at the Zigzag lithium project further supported the property’s potential. CONFIDENCE Grab samples identified a 350-metre strike with >1% Li2O remaining open at both ends. The company has completed channel sampling in the central area of the property, with results pending from […]

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Arkle adds polymetals block to Mine River acreage

Arkle Resources plc has extended its Mine River gold exploration area on the Wicklow-Wexford border by an additional 152.01km2 block. LEINSTER GRANITE The Aughrim block comprises four prospecting licences – 415, 3029, 1716, 2053 – for lithium, rare earth elements and other minerals including gold and platinum. The company must pay a total €3,000 with […]

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Red Rock raises £500,000 via CLNs

Red Rock Resources plc raised £500,000 from issuing convertible loan notes, each at a price of £10,000. As of 19 October, £210,000 had been raised before expenses by subscription to 21 notes, closing the first tranche of the notes issue. The company will use net proceeds for its gold project in Kenya, lithium assets in […]

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EGM awarded Marienberg polymetal licence

European Green Metals Ltd (EGM) has been awarded a “highly prospective” three-year exploration licence covering several historic mining districts in the state of Saxony, Germany. FUNDING The Marienberg permit, covering 381km2 in southern Saxony, hosts several styles of mineralisation within the Marienberg-Pobershau, Annaberg-Buccholz and Seiffen mining districts. EGM said that the districts were mined, from […]