Capricorn Energy plc said it was still awaiting the final US$22.5 million settlement payment relating to the Columbus field from Waldorf Production UK plc. EXTENSION The company acquired a non-operated 25% interest in the field when it sold its interests in the Catcher and Kraken fields under revised term in December 2023. After Waldorf missed […]
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Tullow ruled exempt from $320m tax
Tullow Oil plc said it was not liable to pay $320 million tax on its offshore Ghana petroleum agreements following today’s ruling from the International Chamber of Commerce. FOCUS The amount relates to the branch profit remittance tax (BPRT) under the Deepwater Tano and West Cape Three Points petroleum agreements, which include the Jubilee and […]
Dalradian poised for public inquiries
Dalradian Gold Ltd is nearing conjoined public inquiries over the next three months for its exploration and mining plans at Greencastle in the Sperrin Mountains, County Tyrone. DECISIONS The Planning Appeals Commission (PAC) deferred its hearing, due to start in September 2024, following the Water Appeals Commission’s concerns over applications relating to water abstraction and […]
Guardian intersects ‘very high grade’ tungsten
Guardian Metal Resources plc said that further “very high grade” tungsten intersections showed “tremendous upside potential” for its wholly owned Pilot Mountain in Nevada, USA. MRE Latest drill core assays from holes PM24-018 to PM24-028 in the Desert Scheelite zone confirm “multiple tungsten, copper, silver and zinc rich intervals”. Results include two highest tungsten intersections […]
Hummingbird secures new $35.6m loan deal
Hummingbird Resources plc has refinanced its loan agreement to US$35.6 million to support its subsidiary’s operations in southern Mali. NEEDS The unsecured amount plus accrued interest at 9%, from its largest shareholder Nioko Resources Corporation, is repayable on 31 December 2025. The new arrangement follows Nioko’s mid-December buyout cash offer for the company. Hummingbird shareholders […]
Red Rock issues 28.5m shares to convert advance
Red Rock Resources plc has issued 28,571,428 new ordinary shares of 0.01 pence each in the company to convert an advance of £10,000 from an existing shareholder. The subscription was at 0.035 pence per share with 28,571,428 accompanying warrants, exercisable at 0.040 pence per share before 27 December 2027. Following admission, the company’s issued ordinary share […]