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Condor Gold completes La India ground investigation

Condor Gold plc said it had completed a ground investigation programme comprising 23 geotechnical drill holes and 58 test pits at La India gold mine project in Nicaragua. The company is moving the project from a pre-feasibility level of design to final engineering designs on key infrastructure ahead of the mine’s construction. The ground investigation […]

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Altus takes on gold exploration licences in Eastern Desert, Egypt

Altus Strategies plc announced it would be awarded a number of gold exploration licences in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. AGREEMENTS The Egyptian Mineral Resource Authority (EMRA) will make the award to the company’s 100% owned subsidiary, Akh Gold Ltd. Altus said it was working with EMRA over entering into the definitive exploration licence agreements. […]

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Cornwall one of UK’s first to produce near battery-grade lithium carbonate

The first lithium carbonate has been produced from UK sources at Cornish Lithium’s Trelavour project in Cornwall and another from an undisclosed area in Scotland. DOMESTIC SUPPLY PROJECT The 18-month Li4UK (securing a domestic lithium supply chain for the UK) project involved a scoping study covering sites hosting potentially suitable lithium mineralisation in hard rock […]

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West Newton-A proposals include up to six new oil wells

Rathlin Energy (UK) Ltd said it planned up to six new wells at its West Newton-A site as the local authority decided the proposed extension would not require an environmental impact assessment. CONSULTATION The operator and its joint venture partners, which have two existing wells at West Newton-A, will conduct a public consultation over the […]

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Condor Gold starts second rig to drill 4,000m at La India

Condor Gold plc announced that a second drill rig had started a 4,000 metre infill diamond drilling programme at the ‘high-grade’ starter pits La India, Nicaragua. The company said that the starter pits were designed pits containing 445Kt at 4.17g/t gold for 59,700 oz gold using a 2.0g/t gold cut-off. The rig was mobilised for […]