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Rupert Provides Regional Exploration Update

Rupert Resources provided an exploration update from its Central Lapland properties surrounding the 4Moz Ikkari discovery. Among others, recent drilling at the Heinä South prospect intersected bonanza grade gold mineralization, assaying e.g. 45.7g/t Au over 8m, including 362g/t Au over 1m in drill hole #125001. In addition, a 13-line, 26km IP survey, and follow-up drilling […]

High-Grade U From Northern Sweden

Basin Energy provided an update on work at its Björkberget, Rävaberget, and Virka energy metals projects in northern Sweden. The company is currently conducting a relogging and sampling campaign of historic drill core from its projects in northern Sweden. To date, the company has re-assessed all holes identified from the Virka project and 28 holes […]

Exploration Update From Atalaya Mining

Atalaya Mining provided an update on its Skellefte Belt and Rockliden projects in northern Sweden, where the company can earn an initial 75% interest in two separate land packages. Over the last months, a winter drilling program has been completed at both projects, resulting in 9 drill holes for a total of 2,445m @ the […]

Blue Moon Publishes Maiden Resource For Sulitjelma Project

Nordland County, Norway: Blue Moon Metals announced a maiden NI 43-101 compliant resource estimate for its Sulitjelma project in Norway. Distributed across three deposits, the estimate totals 17 Mt at 1.06% Cu and 0.21% Zn in the inferred category. Going forward, the company plans to develop an exploration drift of up to 1,000 meters into […]

Avrupa Provides Update On Rauhala Project

Avrupa Minerals provided an update on the Rauhala VMS deposit in the Vihanti-Pyhäsalmi mining district in central Finland. The deposit was discovered in 1985 and subsequently drilled by Outokumpu, resulting in a historical resource of 880,500t? @ 1.6% Cu, 6.1% Zn, 1% Pb, 0.5 g/t Au, and 49 g/t Ag. Recent data compilation work by […]