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Corcel receives analysis report for Wowo Gap

Corcel plc said it had received its externally commissioned Gap analysis report for its Wowo Gap lateritic nickel-cobalt project (100%) in Papua New Guinea. GAP ANALYSIS AMC Consultants Pty Ltd prepared the Gap analysis which builds on the project’s previous owners’ 2010 feasibility study and the 2016 direct shipping ore (DSO) study. The report includes […]

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IGas loses appeal against refusal for Ellesmere Port shale gas

Island Gas (IGas) Ltd has lost its appeal against council refusal for permission to extract shale gas at Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. APPLICATION The company’s application from 2017 was initially refused permission by Cheshire West and Cheshire Council, which led to IGas appealing and a public inquiry in 2019. The appeal was recovered by the secretary […]

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Angus on verge of first gas at Saltfleetby

Angus Energy plc said commissioning experts were now handling the process to export sales gas from its project at Slatfleetby, Lincolnshire. TESTING The company added it now had all the equipment necessary on site. “Contractors are working toward a target date for first flow of well-head gas through the plant during the week commencing 20 […]

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Scotgold notes record quarterly production

Scotgold Resources Ltd announced record production for April and May 2022 at its Cononish gold and silver mine, near Tyndrum in Scotland. PRODUCTION Production for the two months amounted to 1,984 oz gold and 10,810 oz silver. The Australian-owned company said it was on course to achieve upper quartile and/or exceed Q2 2022 target of […]

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Baron relinquishes Peru legacy asset

Baron Oil plc said it had relinquished its legacy licence Block XXI – El Barco in Peru and had its US$160,000 bank guarantee returned. ABANDONMENT The company’s decision followed frustrated attempts to access the area to conduct operations. Baron Oil added that it would, through its subsidiary Gold Oil Peru SAC, work with the Peruvian […]