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Conroy encouraged by zinc-lead intersects

Conroy Gold and Natural Resources plc intersected zinc and lead mineralisation in two scout holes drilled at its Mountain Lodge base metal target in Northern Ireland. MINING DISTRICT The target and that of the adjacent Wolf Island lie to the southeast of the precious metals target area at Clay Lake. The drill holes, totalling 464m, […]

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Conroy seeks new partner for Irish licences

Conroy Gold and Natural Resources plc and its partner in Ireland and Northern Ireland have ended their joint venture after two years. DISTRICT SCALE Turkish miner Demir Export A.Ş leaves the agreement with a net smelter royalty, having spent €5,657,671 across the licences since the JV became unconditional on 31 March 2022. The 2% NSR […]

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Karelian confirms Irish licences’ prospectivity

Karelian Diamond Resources plc said indicator analyses of stream sampling confirmed nickel, copper and platinum group metals prospectivity at its three Northern Ireland licences. ANOMALOUS The stream sampling followed a 2021 programme which the Dublin-based company said had suggested the potential for the metals. A total 33 follow-up stream sediment samples, each weighing an average […]

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Karelian begins exploration in Northern Ireland

Karelian Diamond Resources plc has begun an exploration programme on its three nickel-copper-platinum group metals licences in Northern Ireland. POTENTIAL The Dublin-based company, with diamond exploration assets in Finland, collected a series of stream sediment samples which have been sent to Canada for analysis. A total of 14, nine and 10 samples were taken from […]

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Conroy Gold intersects high grade bedrock at Newtownhamilton

Conroy Gold and Natural Resources plc intersected high grade bedrock gold from trenching at its joint venture (JV) Mines Royal option of Newtownhamilton in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. MINERALISATION The company said assay results, including a gold intersection of 1.0m at 64.3g/t gold, confirmed the bedrock source of the high grade (up to 123.0g/t Au) […]

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Conroy returns 40m gold intersection at Clay Lake

Conroy Gold and Natural Resources plc assays showed a gold intersection extending 40.5m at 1.2 g/t gold at Clay Lake in County Armagh, Northern Ireland. CONTINUITY The results are from the first of eight holes in step-out drilling for 2,000 metres on the Derryhennet section on the Longford-Down Massif. The drill hole lies 200m southwest […]