Flintridge Resources Ltd was fined £120,000 after pleading guilty to exposing mine workers to risks from rock fall and drowning in Cavanacaw gold mine near Omagh, Northern Ireland. UNSTABLE In mid-November, the Health and Safety Executive Northern Ireland (HSENI) prosecuted the company at Dungannon Crown Court for health and safety failings. “In July 2018, mine […]
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Horizonte signs five-year port deals for Araguaia nickel
Horizonte Minerals plc has signed two five-year port agreements to import required raw materials and export of its final ferro nickel product for its 100%-owned Araguaia nickel project in Brazil. CONTRACTS The company has awarded the contracts to Grupo Atlantica Matapi and Santos Brasil Tecon Vila do Conde, both of which are established operators in […]
Caerus signs up to £625,000 CLN deal
Caerus Mineral Resources plc has signed a subscription agreement with shareholder EV Metals Group plc (EVM) under which Caerus may need EVM to subscribe up to £625,000 for unsecured convertible loan notes. USES The company added that EVM’s holding in Caerus would increase from 16.34% to 29.9% should it require EVM to subscribe for the […]
FCM assays show ‘massive sulphide’ find at West Pickle Lake
First Class Metals plc (FCM) reported assay results showing a “massive sulphide” discovery representing a “major new nickel district” at West Pickle Lake nickel-copper-cobalt project in Ontario, Canada. JOINT VENTURE The Pickle Lake project area comprises 33 single cell mining claims over which Palladium One Inc has the option to earn in to an 80% interest […]
Oriole restarts field work at Bibemi-CLP
Oriole Resources plc has restarted field work following the rainy season at its Bibemi orogenic gold and Central Licence Package (CLP) gold projects in Cameroon. BIBEMI The company is currently conducting a pit optimisation study and site visit at Bibemi in the north of the country. The work aims to upgrade a portion of the […]
Corcel reports increase in costs while losses widen
Corcel plc reported widening losses at the end of year in which it expanded its metals assets in Papua New Guinea (PNG). FINANCES Final audited results for the year ended 30 June 2022 show losses of £2.1 million (2021: 1.2m). Administrative costs rose to £1.26m (2021: 1.0m) reflecting increased insurance costs, professional services costs, share […]