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Proactive news summary, inclduding Herencia Resources, CLNR, W Resources, Fitbug and Horizon Discovery

Last updated: 16:01 13 Feb 2015 GMT, First published: 17:01 13 Feb 2015 GMT

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Resource stocks were in focus on this Friday 13th.

The date didn't put off Cluff Natural Resources' (LON:CLNR) surge.

Shares advanced 12% after it revealed a possible tie up with Halliburton, one of the world’s largest energyservices companies.

Halliburton and CLNR will collaborate on the development of underground coal gasification (UCG) projects in the United Kingdom, under a memorandum of understanding between the companies.

The initial agreement will remain in place for one year, and in the meantime it is intended that a separate joint collaboration deal will be formulated.

Elsewhere, W Resources (LON:WRES) is to focus on bringing its La Parrilla and Regua tungsten mines on stream as quickly as possible after a strategic review of its operations, it said.

As a result, and with the recent weakness in the price of tungsten, tailings processing currently being carried out at La Parrilla will now be on short runs or a campaign basis.

The tailings plant will also be used to test the ore from both of the new mines.

The broker Peel Hunt described Horizon Discovery (LON:HZD) as a “long-term buy and hold” today as it initiated coverage of the life sciences specialist.

Setting a 280p price target, it gave an upbeat assessment of the group’s prospects, suggesting it is primed to take advantage of a fundamental shift in healthcare.

Meanwhile,  Herencia Resources (LON:HER) told investors that a new resource estimate for the Picachos copper project is close to completion and will be released to the market shortly.

The company added that two additional areas, near shaft mineralisation, have been identified and the company believes they have the potential to add significantly to the project's near surface resource.

Accesso (LON:ACSO) has added Nashville Zoo at Grassmere to the growing list of leisure businesses using its passport ticketing software.

The three year deal will allow the zoo visitors to buy tickets in advance through their computers and mobiles.

Swedish iron ore explorer Beowulf (LON:BEM) has moved closer to a mining licence at it Kallak North deposit, though the Swedish government will have the final say.

The Mining Inspectorate said the company had met all of the main requirements but left the government to make a decision over Chapters 3 and 4 of the Environmental Code.

Beowulf said it anticipates a decision will be made in 2015, but the timing does not affect its work programme for Kallak this year.

Kurt Budge, chief executive, said: "We have met all fundamental requirements set by the Swedish regulations for the Application and as such we remain confident the Exploitation Concession will be approved by the Swedish Government."

It looks like the end of the line for Shaft Sinkers (LON:SHFT), the mining services firm.

The shaft excavator has been urgently seeking new working capital to continue operating, but the board now believes the funding options available to it are unlikely to result in the continuation of the listed legal entity as a going concern.

The company had announced plans back on 22 August 2014 to issue £9.2mln of convertible loan notes, but failed to get the issue away.

Talks are now taking place to see whether finance providers are interested in providing enough funds to the operating subsidiaries of the group so they can see out their current operating contracts.

Finally, Camden-based Fitbug (LON:FITB) has clocked in a second-half sales  surge as its wearable gadgets flew off supermarket shelves.

The maker of fitness-trackers said sales rocketed 495% in the last six months of 2014 to £1.4mln as its Fitness Orb was snapped up in Sainsbury's (LON:SBRY) stores.

Full year sales of £2.3mln were 310% up on the prior year and chief executive Paul Landau said theretail  interest is continuing to grow.

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