Tertiary Minerals plc has received approval to begin mineral exploration at its Mupala copper project in the Domes region of northwest Zambia. PROGRAMME The company received consent for its environmental project brief and from the Sailunga Chiefdom. Work programmes, expected to begin next month, will include soil sampling to verify identified soil anomalies and help […]
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Golden Metal to drill test core of Porphyry South
Golden Metal Resources plc plans to drill test the core of the Porphyry South target area at Pilot Mountain, Nevada. ANOMALY From the planned start date of 12 May, the company’s campaign will involve at least one hole to a target depth of 450m. The decision follows last week’s confirmation of magnetic high anomalies within the […]
WGE plans geophysical surveys at Lorne
Western Gold Exploration Ltd (WGE) plans geophysical surveys on the Lorne porphyry district in Argyll following completion of its 2023-2024 drilling campaign. MINERALISATION The programme revealed a new copper-gold prophyry centre at the Ardlochan target and extended porphyry mineralisation > 800m westwards at the Lagalochan prospect. Both prospects lie on the Lorne Fault Zone and […]
EGT signs Cyprus tailings recycling option
European Green Transition plc has entered an exclusive 12-month option to acquire a copper tailings recycling project near the past-producing Limni mine near Polis, western Cyprus. PUMP The open pit mine, approximately 900m long, 400m wide and 200m deep, produced more than 8.1Mt at 1.11% copper between 1937 and 1978, before being backfilled with tailings […]
Altona appoints David Catterall as a consultant
Altona Rare Earths plc has appointed David Catterall as a consultant, with a special focus on the company’s Sesana copper-silver option in Botswana. Mr Catterall, M.Sc., Pr. Sci. Nat., is a geologist with more than 36 years’ operational and field experience in mineral exploration throughout Africa and Europe. He has covered a wide range of […]
Ormonde investee plans Golden Rose exploration
Ormonde Mining plc’s investee plans copper-focused exploration during the summer at the Golden Rose project in western-central Newfoundland. DRILL TRU Precious Metals Corp’s assessment in the Cape Ray – Valentine Lake shear zone will also investigate other minerals occurrences hosting nickel and zinc. The programme will include prospecting, grab (rock) sampling, reconnaissance soil sampling and […]