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Tullow Oil to own 100% of onshore Kenya blocks in South Lokichar Basin

Tullow Oil plc will have full ownership of blocks 10BB, 13T and 10BA in the South Lokichar Basin after partners TotalEnergies and Africa Oil withdrew for “differing internal strategic reasons”. RESOURCES Tullow expects net project 2C contingent resources to increase from 231 mmboe to 461 mmboe, and the group’s total contingent resources from 605 mmboe to […]

Metals & Minerals News

Conroy Gold intersects high grade bedrock at Newtownhamilton

Conroy Gold and Natural Resources plc intersected high grade bedrock gold from trenching at its joint venture (JV) Mines Royal option of Newtownhamilton in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. MINERALISATION The company said assay results, including a gold intersection of 1.0m at 64.3g/t gold, confirmed the bedrock source of the high grade (up to 123.0g/t Au) […]

Legal Metals & Minerals News

Ffos-Y-Fran could face enforcement action

Ffos-Y-Fran coal mine could be served an enforcement order after the local authority refused to grant more time to extract mineral and restore the Merthyr Tydfil site in South Wales. FAILURES Operator Merthyr (South Wales) Ltd’s planning permission expired after 15 years on 6 September. Owned by Gwent Investments Ltd, the company had sought an […]