Oriole Resources plc reported the completion of the first phase of a diamond drill programme at Hesdaba epithermal gold project in Djibouti in the Horn of Africa. The company, which has an 11.8% interest in operator Thani Stratex Djibouti Ltd, said the site team had drilled an additional 321.50m in three holes, and 1,884m reverse circulation […]
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Altona Energy appoints Cedric Simonet as NED
Altona Energy plc has appointed Cedric Simonet as a non-executive director with immediate effect. French geologist Cedric Simonet, 47, has spent most of the past 25 years living and working in Africa and works as an independent consultant in mineral development across the continent. He graduated from Université Blaise Pascal with a Masters in Geology in […]
Hummingbird to extend drilling at Yanfolila gold mine
Hummingbird Resources plc said it has extended its drilling campaign after it intersected new zones mineralisation and found improved grade continuing at depth at its Yanfolila gold mine in Mali. The company has been conducting its final drilling programme at the Sanioumale East (SE) deposit. Results show that at 8m at 2.68 g/t from 112 m […]
Banks debates next step after refusal for Dewley Hill coal mine
Banks Mining is considering its next move after its plans were refused for an open cast coal mine over 250 agricultural acres at Dewley Hill, near Throckley on the border of Newcastle and Northumberland. Newcastle City Council unanimously refused permission at a planning committee meeting last Friday (18 December). The company described the decision as a […]
Alba surface trenching reveals significant quartz vein
Alba Mineral Resources plc said it had found a significant 2.1-metre wide quartz vein at the end of the first phase of its surface trenching programme at Dolgellau gold exploration project in North Wales. The metals and minerals mining company has been conducting surface trenching over one of ten separate target areas. A total eight […]
Condor Gold clears site as it transforms into a producer
Condor Gold plc said it had started initial site preparations at the location of the processing plant facility at La India gold mine, Nicaragua. Work includes creating the main plant access road from a regional paved highway to the processing plant, in-plant roads and a bypass road. All key areas for the plant layout – […]