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Alba raises £300,000 via placing

Alba Mineral Resources plc has raised £300,000 in a placing and subscription of 857,142,857 new ordinary shares at 0.035 pence per ordinary share. USES Chairman George Frangeskides subscribed for 48,571,428 shares for £17,000 and non-executive director Michael Nott subscribed for 8,571,428 (£3,000). Following admission, the total number of ordinary shares in issue will be 9,175,447,238, with voting rights. The […]

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Union Jack nears testing Andrews 2-17

Union Jack Oil plc will begin completion and production testing in the next 14 days of the Andrews 2-17 well in Seminole County, Oklahoma. PIPELINE Partner and operator Reach Oil & Gas Company Inc spud the well eight days ago, drilling to a total depth of 4,850 feet and penetrating the Hunton Limestone at 4,180 […]

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Altona secures more time for Sesana option

Altona Rare Earths plc has agreed a further extension to the Sesana copper option in Northwest District, Botswana. The binding agreement for the PL2329/2023 is valid for copper, cobalt, gold, silver, lead, zinc, aluminium, chromium, iron, titanium and platinum group metals. The company has extended the exclusivity period with Ignate African Minerals Ltd until 15 August […]

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Angus completes Saltfleetby maintenance

Angus Energy plc has completed the planned annual maintenance shutdown at the Saltfleetby gas site, east Lincolnshire. The scheduled five-day outage, finished on 13 July, included maintenance and improvement work, including the installation of compressor acoustic hood. The company reported no safety incidents and no harm to the environment. Dual compressor operation resumed during the […]

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Oriole encouraged by Bibemi drill progress

Oriole Resources plc earn-in partner has completed 10 of 62 drill holes in the phase IV exploration programme at its 82.2%-owned Bibemi orogenic gold project in Cameroon. STUDIES The company said that multiple shallow-dipping, less than 45˚ from horizontal, and steeply dipping quartz and quartz-tourmaline veins, up to 2.40m wide, have been intersected. BCM International […]

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CMR appoints Dominic Traynor as executive

Critical Mineral Resources plc has appointed non-executive chairman Dominic Traynor as executive chairman. Mr Traynor has been with the company for two years. CMR said that his appointment reflected his increased involvement in the company’s strategic management and corporate affairs in building a diversified portfolio of Moroccan exploration and development projects. Mr Traynor is also […]