Erris Gold Resources Ltd said that a completed scout diamond drilling programme had confirmed proof of concept at the Lead Trial prospect within the Loch Tay licence in Perthshire, Scotland. PROGRAMME In April, the programme of six holes for 565 metres tested the depth extent of the outcropping A-Vein. This followed the collection of 155 […]
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Kavango to start ‘proof of concept’ drilling at KSZ Hukuntsi
Kavango Resources plc announce drilling would this month start on two proof of concept geological holes in the northern (Hukuntsi) section of the Kalahari Suture Zone (KSZ), Botswana. The miner said its main objective was to become the first company ever to retrieve drill core from the bottom of the ‘keels’ of the Karoo-age gabbros […]
Alba increases exploration target for Thule Black Sands ilmenite
Alba Mineral Resources plc announced it had identified a “significant” exploration target at its ilmenite project at Thule Black Sands (TBS), northern Greenland. The target is of 70-300 million tonnes (Mt) at a grade of 35-50% total heavy materials (THM), a range of ilmenite grade (as a percentage of THM) of 12-22%, and a range […]
Cora Gold ends phase 1 of 35,000m drill at Selin
Cora Gold Ltd said it continued to be impressed with results as it ended phase 1 of the drilling campaign at the Selin prospect at the Sanankoro gold project, southern Mali. The junior miner is nearing the halfway mark of its largest ever drilling campaign, which began in March 2021. The company plans to drill […]
Cornish Lithium builds geothermal test site and plant
Cornish Lithium Ltd has completed construction of its geothermal water test site and installation of its first demonstration plant at United Downs, Cornwall. Founder and chief executive Jeremy Wrathall said that the results from test work at the site would inform the development of a larger pilot plant expected to be built by the end […]
Cornish Lithium completes Trelavour second drill
Cornish Lithium Ltd said it had completed its second hard rock drilling campaign and built a demonstration mineral concentrator plant for the company’s Trelavour project in St Austell, Cornwall. BATTERY GRADE Test work is also being conducted to optimise the extraction of lithium from mica minerals in the granite. This involves processing approximately 30 tonnes […]