Red Rock Resources plc said results from reverse circulation (RC) drilling exceeded its expectations at the Luanshimba copper-cobalt project in the Haut-Katanga Province, Democratic Republic of Congo. PROGRAMME The Luanshimba project is operated by Red Rock Galaxy SA , an 80% owned Congolese subsidiary of Red Rock. Three prospects now named as Kilembwe (18 holes), […]
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Altona completes 2021 drill at Monte Muambe
Altona Rare Earths plc announced it had completed on time and within budget its 2021 drill programme at its Monte Muambe project in Mozambique. PHASE I The company drilled five diamond drill holes for 590 metres and 38 reverse circulation holes for 2,441m. Altona tested the lateral extension of known REE mineralisation in the crater […]
Anglesey starts 2,750m drill at Parys
Anglesey Mining plc has started a nine-hole diamond drill programme for 2,750 metres at its copper-lead-zinc project on Parys Mountain, Anglesey. PROGRAMME The three-month programme will gather additional information for a feasibility study expected to begin during 2022. Anglesey Mining said that the drill programme includes infill drilling of the White Rock zone to convert […]
Altus starts 35,000m drill programme at Tabakorole
Altus Strategies plc has started a combined 35,000m reverse circulation (RC), air core (AC), and auger drilling programme at the Tabakorole gold project in southern Mali. MINERAL RESOURCE The company holds a 49% equity interest and 2.5% net smelter return (NSR) royalty on the joint venture project with exploration funded by Marvel Gold Ltd. A […]
Cora Gold final drill shows 3.4km ore body at Sanankoro
Cora Gold Ltd said that the final set of drill results from its largest ever 40,000m+ drill campaign showed continuous 3.4km long ore body in the Selin deposit at the Sanankoro gold project in southern Mali. RESULTS Intercepts from the results include: 18m @ 2.32 g/t Au from 86m in hole SC1051 18m @ 2.29 g/t […]
Serica spuds Columbus development well
Serica Energy plc has spud the Columbus 23/16f-CDev1 development well in the UK Central North Sea. INFRASTRUCTURE On 17 March, the Maersk Resilient heavy duty jack-up rig began drilling to a target total depth of 17,600ft, and will include a 5,600ft horizontal section. Drilling is expected to take around 70 days. The Columbus development area […]