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Conico – Drilling At Ryberg Completed

Conico advised that drilling activities at its polymetallic Ryberg project in Greenland have concluded with a total of 11 holes completed. The company notes, that copper sulfides were logged in core from the Miki and Sortekap prospects where they occur as disseminated sulfides in mafic dykes. The company notes, that surface samples from both locations […]

Norra Metals – Exploration Plan Approval Received

Norra Metals announced it received approval of the submitted planned exploration work at its Norwegian Bleikvassli project from the Direktoratet for Mineralforvaltning, giving the company the right for further investigation at and around the historic mine. Initial, planned work at the project includes drill testing of the down dip extension of the central part of […]

Drilling Completed At RKV

Playfair Mining announced the completion of its 2022 drilling program at the RKV project in south-central Norway. According to the company, 11 holes for a total of 544.5m were drilled at Rostvangen, 6 holes for a total of 379.5m were drilled at Kletten and 2 holes totaling 183m were drilled at Saeterfjellet, with sulfides intersected […]

Bluejay Mining – Geophysical Survey Completed

Bluejay Mining provided an update from its Kangerluarsuk Zn-Pb-Ag project, located near the historic Black Angel mine in western Greenland. The company advised the completion of an aerial geophysical survey, measuring nearly 600 line kilometers of gravity gradiometry, magnetic, and terrain data. The newly produced datasets will be used to further update the company’s Kangerluarsuk […]

Enonkoski Exploration Update

Bluejay Mining provided an update on exploration activities at its Enonkoski Ni-Cu-Co project in eastern Finland, advanced together with JV partner Rio Tinto. First drilling in 2022 focused on the Muhelampi and Laukunlampi targets, 2.5km west and directly southeast of the former Laukunkangas Ni-Cu-Co mine, respectively. The completed exploration activities at the two targets included […]

Minco Silver – Start of Exploration Activities

Minco Silver Corporation announced the start of exploration activities at its recently acquired Norwegian projects. Initially, the company plans to compile and reinterpret historic geophysical data and conduct systematic mapping and outcrop/soil sampling over selected targets. The company aims to follow up on the targets delineated by this exploration program by drill testing.  

Alicanto – Sala Zinc-Silver-Lead Project Update

Alicanto Minerals announced it received binding commitments for a three million AUD placement with a minor discount to the last trading price. According to the company, the funds will be used for “Drilling to expand the known mineralisation at the Sala Zinc-silver-lead Project and costs of the offer and working capital”. In July, the company […]

Avrupa Minerals – Exploration Permit Application Submitted

Avrupa Minerals advised it submitted an exploration permit application covering the historic Kangasjärvi zinc mine and adjacent, prospective ground. Following a recent SkyTEM and a drone-based magnetic survey, the company is now reviewing and compiling a historic drill hole database while beginning to define new targets, in order to be drill ready once the exploration […]

Rolling Road Resources – Magmatic Ni-Sulfide Mineralization Intersected

Rolling Road Resources provided an update from a maiden drill campaign at its Uvbergs project in Bergslagen. All five holes intersected orthomagmatic nickel mineralization, including e.g. 6.7m @0.32%Ni, 0.14% Cu, 0.12% Co and 0.16g/t 3PGE. The ore horizon and mineralization are open at depth and along strike in both directions and geophysical downhole surveys additionally […]

Steffenburgs Zone Extended At Tomtebo

District Metals reported assay results from the spring 2022 drilling program at its Tomtebo project in central Bergslagen. Targeting the down plunge continuation of a massive sulfide lens at the Steffenburgs zone, drill hole TOM-22-038 intersected 25.5m @ 8.2% ZnEq, including a continuous massive sulfide interval returning 15.8% ZnEq over 3.6m and a bonanza grade […]