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Afren plc
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Market: AIM
EPIC: AFR
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Afren is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company that was founded in 2004 by a management team including Dr Rilwanu Lukman the former Secretary General and President of OPEC.
Since the Initial Public Offering, Afren has rapidly expanded its portfolio across seven countries: Nigeria, Sao Tome & Principe JDZ, Gabon, Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Angola and Ghana. The Group is expecting to produce 15 to 20,000 barrels per day by 2008 from its current portfolio.
The vision is to become the premier pan-African independent exploration and production company, through partnering with indigenous companies and governments and acquiring equity stakes in exploration and development assets.
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Ascent Resources plc |
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Market: AIM
EPIC: AST |
Since listing in 2004, Ascent Resources has built an extensive portfolio of more than 20 oil and gas projects across six countries in Europe. These include an 88% interest and operatorship of the only onshore Spanish oilfield which produces over 100 barrels of oil per day. Ascent's other projects are in Italy, Switzerland, Hungary, Slovenia and the Netherlands. The focus is predominately gas assets onshore continental Europe. |
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Amur Minerals plc |
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Market: AIM
EPIC: AMC |
Amur Minerals Corporation is a mineral resource company developing metals deposits in Russia. The company's flagship asset is the Kun-Manie Nickel sulphide project in the far east of Russia. The Amur Province in Russia's Far East is rich in lightly explored mineral deposits, including both precious metals and base metals. |
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Ariana Resources plc |
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Market: AIM
EPIC: AAU |
Ariana is an exploration company focused on delivering success via an intelligent exploration strategy, which integrates geoscientific knowledge and new technologies to identify and advance prospects rapidly, and secures optimal value for our shareholders. Ariana is focused on gold in Turkey and the company's most advanced asset is the Sindirgi gold project. |
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ALTUS-Strategies |
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Market: TBC
EPIC: TBC |
ALTUS incubates and develops new opportunities in the natural resources and energy sectors, injecting them with its capital and management expertise.ALTUS provides its own shareholders with exposure to a diversified portfolio of exceptional ventures through a 'Company of Companies' strategy and a clear vision to create long term value.
ALTUS have three principal divisions: ALTUS Management Provides pro-active full service senior corporate and technical management. ALTUS Corporate, which invests seed and 'distressed situation' finance to selected opportunities and ALTUS IR who develop robust investor relation strategies. |
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Accsys Technologies plc |
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Market: AIM
EPIC: AXS |
Accsys Technologies PLC is a UK incorporated environmental science and technology company which is developing a range of transformational technologies offering substantial improvements in the cost and environmental impacts of production for a range of everyday materials.The most advanced of these is the process for wood acetylation, which effectively gives softwoods the durability, stability and reliability of the very best hardwoods. Accsys is presently operating a large scale wood acetylation test plant in the Netherlands. This is being used to supply potential customers and licensees across the globe with test quantities of Accoya, the company's branded wood product. |
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Black Rock Oil & Gas Plc |
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Market: AIM
EPIC: BLR |
Black Rock Oil & Gas Plc is engaged in oil and gas exploration. The company’s mission is to grow via an active exploration programme and selective acquisitions. Black Rock Oil & Gas Plc’s strategy is to acquire low risk opportunities with a high chance of early success leading to production. This entails a current focus on projects in politically stable, financially attractive countries in Europe and South America. The management aim is to acquire, explore and appraise high potential in these core regions, to strive for near-term production and build Black Rock Oil & Gas Plc on a solid financial basis. Black Rock Oil & Gas Plc has projects in Columbia and the UK. |
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Braemore Resources |
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Market: AIM
EPIC: BRR |
The companies objective is to establish BRR as a top 10 international nickel and platinum group metal producer. Braemore's strategy is to grow assets and earnings from production of nickel and PGM by acquisition and development of sulphide nickel projects exploiting advances in process technology to reduce capital and operating costs. On May 9th 2005, Braemore signed a share sale agreement to purchase Western Consolidated Nickel Pty Limited from Atomaer Holdings Pty Ltd . This is a significant step forward in the rapid growth of the company. Atomaer is a mineral processing technology company and as a result of the acquisition has become Braemore's major shareholder with a 55.3% interest. WCN has an exclusive agreement with BHP Billiton to pursue the retreatment of significant nickel sulphide tailings containing over 500,000 tonnes of Ni metal at WMC's nickel mines at Leinster, Kambalda and Mt Keith in Western Australia. The company has commenced stage 2 of its planned growth strategy through the acquisition of "in situ" nickel sulphide projects in South Africa, which are currently the subject of due diligence. |
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Caledon Resources plc |
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Market: AIM
EPIC: CDN
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Caledon Resources plc was originally formed for the purposes of exploring precious metals in China. However in 2006 the company transformed from gold explorer to coal producer following the acquisition of the Cook Colliery and related mining operations in Australia, from Xstrata Coal Pty Ltd. Since then the Company has acquired the adjacent Minyango project, an area situated in a region of strategic importance within the Bowen Basin, surrounded by some of Queensland’s premier coking and thermal coal mining operations. The Company is now primarily focused on mining coking coal in Queensland. The company currently has coal resources (JORC), coking and thermal, totalling 366.5 million tonnes and 17 million tonnes of reserves. |
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The Capital Pub Company |
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Market: AIM
EPIC: CPUB
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The Capital Pub Company acquire and operate predominantly freehold, managed pubs in London.
The free-of-tie pubs would be non-branded and unthemed and each serves its local community. As genuine free houses the pubs would be able to offer customers a wide range of products served by friendly and well-trained staff. By April 2003 the Company had raised £15.4m. from shareholders and had purchased ten free-of-tie pubs in London. Since then the Company has continued to expand and it now owns the largest independent estate of predominantly freehold, free-of-tie, managed pubs in London. |
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CBM Oil
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Market:PLUS
EPIC:CBMP |
CBM Oil (PLUS:CBMP) is an oil & gas exploration company established to get exploration and development opportunities of energy resource interests in the Caspian, the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. CBM started negotiations with Chornomornaftogaz, a subsidiary of Naftogaz Ukraine, having identified that Ukraine’s sector of the Black Sea could contain large oil and gas Prospects. On 28 September 2007, CBM and Chornimornaftogaz concluded a Joint Operating Agreement for the Gordievicha exploration prospect.
The Minister of Fuel and Energy supports further cooperation between CBM in the Black Sea and joint activity by Naftogaz with CBM Oil outside the Ukraine.
It is the intention of the Company to float on AIM in the
February 2008. |
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Central China Goldfield’s
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Market:AIM
EPIC:GGG |
The Company’s principal objective is to increase shareholder value by exploring for, acquiring and developing gold and other mineral prospects in the People’s Republic of China. Central China Goldfield’s have four projects which are located in some of the most prolific belts in China. Two of these projects (Nimu and Snow Mountain) have Flagship status. Nimu Copper Project is an advanced copper – molybdenum project. Snow Mountain Gold Project is an advanced Carlin style gold deposit. Our two other projects are Dong Mao Huo which is a small inactive gold mine and De Ming Ding which is a grass roots exploration copper project. |
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Chromex Mining plc |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:CHX |
Chromex Mining was established to develop a Chromite focused mining company. Chromex came to the market with The Mecklenburg Project, which contains two chromite reefs known as LG-6 and LG-6A. The LG-6 Units are the most important chromitite target in the Bushveld Complex as they combine both the most favourable chemistry and uniform thickness. Analytical results from the LG-6 and LG-6A chromitite layers substantiate the geochemical continuity known throughout the explored area and indicate that the chromium grade is similar to that being mined elsewhere in the Bushveld Complex. Chromex is in the process of completing a Bank Feasibility Study on Mecklenburg. |
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Churchill Mining. |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:CHL
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Churchill's business plan is to leverage off the rampant growth currently experienced in China and India and in particular its appetite for raw commodities used as feedstock in its burgeoning steel and energy industries. The execution of this business plan has been instigated with the acquisition of the Sendawar Coal Project in East Kalimantan, Indonesia.More recently, the company has concluded an Exclusivity Agreement with PT Techno Coal Utama in regard to the highly prospective thermal coal project located in the East Kutai Regency of Kalimantan, Indonesia. Furthermore Churchill's management continues to assess further opportunities in Australia and southern Asia and are committed to growing shareholder value by become a leading minerals explorer and future miner at a time of accelerating commodities demand. |
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Connemara Mining |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:CON
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Connemara Mining Company plc was established in 2006 by veterans of the Irish zinc industry to exploit zinc opportunities in Ireland and currently holds the following 23 prospecting licences in respect of properties throughout Ireland including 16 zinc licences in County Limerick/ County Cork adjacent to Pallas Green; 5 zinc licences in the Lough Sheelin area, 4 of which are in County Meath and 1 in which is in County Cavan; 1 zinc licence in Castlemaine County Kerry; 1 gold licence in County Kildare.
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Crimson Tide plc |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:TIDE
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Crimson tide is a provider of mobile data solutions for small and medium enterprises (SME's). The company supplies smartfone, pda or ruggedised handheld devices, and also adds business software from crm, to field sales & field service, to custom forms to email. Crimson Tide also supplies Wireless connection over GPRS or Wi-Fi. |
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DiamonEx |
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AIM:DON
ASX:DON
BSE:DIAMONEX
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DiamonEx is a Brisbane, Australia-based specialist diamond company planning to develop a diamond mine based at Lerala within an region of Botswana and adjacent South Africa. The company is focused on developing the Lerala diamond resource which lies within the company's Martin's Drift project area. The proposed Lerala Diamond Mine lies within a region of Botswana and South Africa that produces 30% of the world's diamonds. The Lerala diamond resource comprises five diamondiferous kimberlite pipes. The estimated Indicated Diamond Resource is 13.5 million tonnes at a grade of 27.41 carats per hundred tonnes representing approximately 3.7 million carats of diamonds.
Considerable potential exists to further increase the total resource at depth in the existing pipes and through planned exploration which is focusing on several priority targets close to the existing project.
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Dowgate Capital Plc |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:DGT |
Dowgate Capital Plc (“Dowgate”) is an AIM listed holding company formed for the purpose of building a group of financial service businesses focused on smaller companies. Dowgate is focussed on developing both its existing core corporate advisory and broking activities and also its range of services to smaller companies. Whilst growing organically, it is actively looking to acquire other profitable financial services businesses which complement its business model.
Through its subsidiaries it offers corporate finance advisory services and private client and corporate broking services: City Financial Associates Limited & Ellis Stockbrokers Limited.
CFA and Ellis have experienced corporate finance and broking teams with many years experience in the small cap arena. |
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Discovery Metals Limited |
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Markets & Epic
AIM:DME
ASX: DML
BSE: DML
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Discovery Metals (DML) combines an attractive portfolio of mineral assets in Africa and joint ventures in Australia. Its management team has a strong track record of success in finding and developing mineral resources. Currently DML is concentrating on the assessment of the Maun Copper Project in NW Botswana and the Dikoloti Nickel Project in NE Botswana. DML moved into pre-feasibility mode for the Maun Copper Project in August 2007 with the aim of completing the pre-feasibility study by first quarter 2008. DML’s goal is to be southern Africa's most aggressive nickel and copper project developer. |
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Elixir Petroleum Limited |
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Market:AIM, ASX
EPIC:ELP |
Elixir Petroleum is a dual listed (ASX/AIM) oil and gas exploration company with a focused strategy of North Sea exploration. Changes to the licensing regime in 2003 provided improved access for junior explorers, which allowed Elixir to build a portfolio with exposure to meaningful prospective targets in the region. Elixir recently announced it was to merge with fellow ASX listed junior Gawler Resources, who holds an interest in a near term production play in the Gulf of Mexico. |
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Emed Mining
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Market:AIM
EPIC:EMED |
The principal activity of EMED Mining is to explore for and develop natural resources, with a focus on copper and gold. The Company's region of interest spans from Europe to Middle East which includes many past centres of mining and under-explored potential for many styles of mineralisation such as volcanogenic-hosted massive sulphide copper-gold, epithermal gold and porphyry copper-gold.
EMED Mining has already established a leading position within selected pro-development countries. Key projects include Gold in Slovakia, Georgia and Turkey and Copper at Rio Tinto in Spain and Klirou in Cyprus. These projects have been selected for their under-explored potential, for the opportunity to quickly add value and because of EMED Mining’s confidence that it can establish appropriate local relationships.” |
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Empyrean Energy plc
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Market:AIM
EPIC:EME
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Empyrean Energy plc is listed on the AIM, established to finance the exploration and development of energy resource projects with a predominant focus on projects in geopolitically stable environments. Empyrean has a strong management team, with many years experience in both the investment and energy industry globally. The company now has three projects and is pursuing other exciting energy opportunities.
Empyrean has in a very short period of time proven its ability to identify, analyse, negotiate and fund excellent projects with an appropriate mix of risk versus reward. Empyrean will continue to balance out its portfolio of projects with a continual review of opportunities globally. Empyrean prides itself on being able to fast track the process from identification of a suitable project through to funding and drilling.
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Enegi Oil Plc
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Market:AIM
EPIC:ENEG
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Enegi Oil Plc is an independent oil and gas group. Current operations are focused on four prospects around the Port au Port peninsula in western Newfoundland, which, although lightly explored, is in an active petroleum system with light oil having been discovered on a number of occasions.Our mission is to drive value through the identification and acquisition of oil and gas assets that can be rapidly developed into production. Our vision is to become the leading junior oil and gas company in Atlantic Canada.Our approach is to develop our assets profitably while recognising that we have a role to play in the development of the communities in which we work and the protection of the environment in the regions where we operate |
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Eurasia Mining |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:EUA |
Eurasia is focused on precious metal exploration and development in Russia. The company has two principle avenues to shareholder wealth. First it has a number of early stage exploration licences in the Kola Peninsula, in western Russia, close to the Finnish border. First pass drilling has identified platinum + palladium mineralisation that warrants further drilling. Second the company has an interest in an alluvial platinum projects which should move into production in 2007. |
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Euro Trust |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:EURO |
EuroTrust is a leading European renewable power producer listed on AIM, a market operated and regulated by London Stock Exchange plc. EuroTrust has 171 MW of wind power generation in operation or under construction in Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland as well as a number of other European countries. Additionally, EuroTrust has 44 commercial and residential property development projects in Denmark and Norway.
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Finders Resources |
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AIM:FND
ASX:FND |
Finders Resources is an emerging copper producer through its Wetar copper project in eastern Indonesia (73% and earning), and has additional growth potential through its Ojolali gold-silver project in South Sumatra (72% with option). 2008 will see the first copper production at Wetar from a 5tpd cathode demonstration plant and a definitive feasibility study targeting copper cathode production of 20-25,000 tones per year. Finders has budgeted for up to 10,000m of drilling to expand on the gold and silver inferred resources (1 million Oz eq.) at the Ojolali Project. Finders has a highly accomplished management team, extensive Indonesian operating experience, and a strong focus on growth through development of quality mining projects. |
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Firestone Diamonds |
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Market: AIM
EPIC:FDI |
Firestone Diamonds plc is a UK-based international diamond mining and exploration company with operations in Botswana and South Africa. Firestone's objective is to become a leading mid-tier diamond producer. Firestone's strategy is to use cash flow from alluvial mining operations in South Africa to finance exploration projects in established diamond producing areas with the potential for large scale economic diamond deposits. Firestone's key competitive advantage is its highly prospective portfolio of exploration projects in Botswana, which is the world's largest producer of diamonds. The company is the largest holder of exploration rights around the major Orapa and Jwaneng mines, and controls the entire Tsabong kimberlite field, which is one of the largest diamondiferous kimberlite fields in the world.
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Frontier Mining Limited |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:FML |
Frontier Mining is focused on precious and base metals exploration and development in Kazakhstan. The Naimanjal exploration and mining licence is currently producing circa 25,000 ounces of gold per annum. The cash flow is being funnelled to Frontier's other copper projects nearby. Since listing on AIM, Frontier has made it abundantly clear that it is continually on the look out for additional assets in the region - a company that is very keen to grow rapidly. |
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Gippsland Limited |
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Market:
ASX:GIP
AIM:GIP |
Gippsland focuses on world-scale projects which have been over-looked by major resource groups. Projects which have undergone detailed exploration and which have the potential to be brought into production quickly are a prime target for the Company. Gippsland's success in this area is due in part to the Company's philosophy of entering into equitable joint venture arrangements with overseas nationals. The Company's prime assets are the 40 million tonne Abu Dabbab and the 98 million tonne Nuweibi tantalum-tin projects located in the Central Eastern Desert of Egypt, adjacent to the western shore of the Red Sea.
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Gold Oil |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:GOO |
"Gold Oil plc (“GOO”) is an independent oil and gas exploration and production company looking for oil and gas interests in several South American, Central American and Caribbean countries. GOO will explore for, appraise, develop and produce oil and natural gas and build up the capital value of its projects. Some of GOO’s projects include the: Onshore Colombia (Putumayo Basin): Nancy-Burdine-Maxine oil and gas field. Gold Oil has an 18.88% net revenue interest with an average production since September 2006 of 505 bopd. Onshore Colombia (Middle Magdalena Basin) - Rosa Blanca. GOO was awarded an exploration licence for the block and farmed out the cost of the well and testing to Osage from USA. Onshore Peru: Block XXI.GOO following the San Alberto exploration well GOO has acquired additional geophysical data in the SA-1X area and is reviewing the integrated results in order to select two locations for drilling 2008.Offshore Peru: Block Z34. The EIA has been completed and approval is expected mid 2008 to allow 2D seismic to be acquired in the second half of 2008. Cuba: GOO has been approved as an onshore and offshore operator and is seeking a PSA from CuPet |
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Goldplat |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:GDP |
Goldplat plc is an AIM-listed gold producer with operations in Africa. Its strategy is to create a mid-tier mining house focused on gold production leveraged through revenue generated from its two gold recovery businesses based in South Africa and Ghana. By safely disposing of mining by-products, Goldplat, whose blue-chip client base includes Anglogold Ashanti, Goldfields, Harmony, DRD Gold, fulfils an important aspect of the mines’ environmental management programmes.
The Company is expanding into gold mining through the acquisition of known deposits with targets of between 200,000 and one million ounces of ore contained. It has a 50/50 JV project in the highly prospective 213 sq km Lolgorien licence area located in the historically producing Migori Archaean Greenstone Belt in western Kenya, and aims to establish a mining operation in the short term. |
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Greatfleet plc |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:GFG |
Greatfleet plc is an AIM listed holding company for the niche recruitment brands Longbridge International, Longbridge Selection, Fleet Search and Selection, Fleet IT, Law and Finance International and iDoC. Major markets served include legal and financial services. The group offers search, contingency and contract solutions. The research-led methodology enables the group to provide prompt focussed responses to client requests and to give knowledgeable advice to candidates. The Group operates in London, Norwich, Paris, Frankfurt, Brussels, Amsterdam, Geneva and New York and currently employs over 70 staff. |
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Greatland Gold plc |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:GGP |
The principal activity of Greatland Gold plc is to explore for and develop natural resources, with a focus on gold. The Company operates in Australia where it has three projects covering a total area of approximately 450sq km. The projects are located in Tasmania and Western Australia. The Firetower project in Tasmania, is the company’s primary focus. It has high-grade gold mineralisation at surface and drill intercepts up to 30g/t gold. Mineralisation. The second project of Warrentinna lies in the north east of Tasmania and covers three historic goldfield with numerous old working. High grade gold has been identified in these areas. A third project of Lackman Rock in Western Australia is prospective for both gold and nickel sulphides. |
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Green Dragon Gas |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:GDG |
Green Dragon is the parent company of Greka China, and is exclusively focused in gas industry in China. Green Dragon operates within China under its subsidiary Greka China Green Dragon is a gas supplier based in China with a focus on the production, development, production, distribution and sales of natural gas from coal seams, commonly known as coal bed methane or CBM. Our goal is to increase the degree of vertical integration in our operations. Greka China, a pioneer in the appraisal and development of CBM projects in China, generates our CBM supply from three projects in Shanxi, Jiangxi and Anhui province covering acreage holdings of a total of 6620 km 2 and an estimated 18.1 Tcf of Gas In Place.CBM distribution from these projects to customers are mainly in the form of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and to a lesser extent, via pipeline in the form of Piped Natural Gas (PNG). Greka China collaborate with CUCBM, a state-owned enterprise specializing in the niche oil and gas-related areas, in the development of our CBM reserves. Greka China has operational rights under the CUCBM Development Projects pursuant to production sharing contracts, PSCs with CUCBM. |
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Gulfsands Petroleum |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:GPX |
Gulfsands Petroleum plc is an independent oil and gas production, exploration and development company. Gulfsands has exploration and development projects in the Syrian Arab Republic and exploration projects in the USA (offshore Gulf of Mexico and onshore Gulf Coast) and has signed a Memorandum of Understanding relating to a large project in Iraq.
In the Syrian Arab Republic, Gulfsands owns a 50% working interest in Block 26 and is the operator. In the USA Gulf of Mexico, Gulfsands owns interests in 54 offshore blocks comprising approximately 193,000 gross acres which includes numerous producing oil and gas fields offshore Texas and Louisiana. Gulfsands signed a Memorandum of Understanding in January 2005 with the Ministry of Oil in Iraq for the Misan Gas Project in Southern Iraq and following a completion of a feasibility study on the project, is currently negotiating details of a definitive contract for this regionally important development. |
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Herencia Resources plc |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:HER |
Herencia Resources plc is a resources company listed on the Alternative Investment Market (‘AIM’) of the London Stock Exchange with a focus on South America.
The Company has an advanced zinc-lead-silver project (Paguanta) in Chile. An initial drilling program in 2006 confirmed a significant mineralised zone. Following a second drilling campaign in mid-2007, Herencia announced an Inferred Mineral Resource of 2.5Mt at 4.1%Zn, 1.3%Pb and 77g/t Ag (2% Zn cut-off).
Herencia aims to progress Paguanta toward development, with a 10,000m drill program commencing in Q1 2008 in conjunction with a Scoping Study. Herencia is actively pursuing additional projects to generate value for Shareholders. |
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HipCricket |
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Market: AIM
EPIC:HIP |
HipCricket drives new revenue and customer loyalty for broadcast stations and consumer brands through strategic, creative and measurable mobile marketing interactivity. Recognized as a pioneer by CTIA, the preeminent wireless association, the mobile marketing software and solutions company has delivered more than 17,000 successful campaigns for customers including Clear Channel Radio, Premiere Radio Networks, Sandusky Broadcasting, NBC, Coca Cola, Staples, Hershey’s and Jameson.
With its unique technology and experienced, customer-focused team, HipCricket produces interactive campaigns through SMS, Mobile Web/WAP, and mobile advertising and now connects brands with audiences they desire to reach via broadcast stations that are part of the first comprehensive Hispanic Mobile Marketing Network. The company is based in Kirkland, Wash. with additional operations in New York. |
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Horizonte Minerals plc |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:HZM |
Horizonte Minerals Plc is an international mineral resources exploration group focused on the discovery, appraisal and development of gold and base metal deposits in Brazil and Peru. Horizonte has recognised that the previous low levels of exploration investment in Brasil has resulted in a shortage of quality early stage mineral exploration projects. The objective is to exploit these opportunities as a focused Exploration & Development company, and to become a recognised supplier of quality exploration projects with potential for major economic discoveries, in South America. |
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IPSA Group plc |
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Market:AIM, JSE
EPIC:IPSA |
IPSA was established to develop, own and manage power generation plants in Southern Africa. The Company’s management has an established track record in developing power projects worldwide and with relevant experience in the electricity sector in South Africa. It has two principal business objectives, the development and ownership of power generation facilities in Southern Africa in order to sell electricity and/or heat or steam to companies and communities on commercial terms; and in due course, the purchase, refurbishment and operation of existing power plants in the region. |
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Irvine Energy |
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Market:AIM,
EPIC:IVE |
Irvine Energy plc is an AIM listed company (Epic: IVE) focussed on the development of onshore conventional and unconventional oil and gas projects in the USA. The Company currently has exploration and production projects in Kansas and Oklahoma, which it is operating and developing in conjunction with its joint venture partner Metro Energy Group It is the Company's objective to become a significant player in both the conventional and unconventional USA oil and gas markets, by building a solid portfolio of assets within the highly prospective Kansas/Oklahoma region. Irvine has an aggressive growth strategy in place with a work programme to advance its production projects and upgrade its P3 resources to P1 status. The Board believes that by assembling a combination of conventional and unconventional plays, it provides the Company with a balanced low risk, high capital efficient development programme. |
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Kalahari Minerals plc |
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Market:AIM,
EPIC:KAH |
Kalahari Minerals plc is an exploration company with an advanced portfolio of copper and uranium prospects in Namibia. The copper licences cover the majority of the known, but un-mined, Namibian portion of the Kalahari Copper Belt, while the uranium project is in a known uranium province, located between the operating Rossing uranium mine and Langer Heinrich development. The Company is currently undertaking a development and exploration programme aimed at identifying the feasibility of commencing one or more mining operations based on oxide and/or sulphide copper resources, primary or secondary uranium deposits, or gold deposits. |
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Kalimantan Gold Limited |
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Market:AIM, TSX-V
EPIC:KLG |
Kalimantan Gold Corporation Ltd (KGC) is an AIM and TSX-listed junior exploration company focused on exploration in Kalimantan, Indonesia where it has been active for a number of years. The company is exploring for gold and copper in two distinct areas of Kalimantan and is also seeking to acquire a number of coal prospects in the region.In East Kalimantan, KGC is currently undertaking a 4,000 metre drill programme at its 100%-owned Jelai gold prospect and results to date indicate the potential for a major epithermal gold deposit. This has been confirmed by the economic geologist Dr Peter Pollard in an independent report on the project and the company expects to announce an inferred resource for Jelai in the next few months.
In Central Kalimantan KGC’s Contract of Work (CoW) has multiple copper porphyry prospects which, according to Dr Pollard, still have considerable untested potential. A number of companies have expressed interest in reviewing the KSK data with a view to signing a co-operation agreement. In addition to its exploration work, KGC supports development in the villages surrounding its project areas through a Foundation, YTS. Villages are encouraged by YTS to plan for the future with the help of a Village Development Fund, the aim being to facilitate self help wherever possible. |
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Kefi Minerals |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:KEFI |
KEFI Minerals owns exploration licences in Turkey and Bulgaria as well as an extensive database containing information about numerous prospective sites in the region, providing a pipeline of exploration targets. Since listing Kefi has focused on identifying projects that have the potential to contain large gold deposits |
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Kopane Diamond Developments |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:KDD |
Kopane Diamond Developments (formerly European Diamonds plc) is a growing diamond mining company with substantial production and development assets in Lesotho.
The Liqhobong Satellite plant is now producing at a rate over 150,000 carats per annum. A Definitive Feasibility Study has commenced on the Main Pipe which could demonstrate a viable project, capable of producing up to one million carats per annum. Kopane is also committed to bringing its exploration assets in Finland to full value. |
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Kryso Resources plc |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:KYS |
Kryso Resources was admitted to the AIM in December 2004 to continue funding the development of the Pakrut Gold Deposit and acquire other gold and base metal deposits in Tajikistan and elsewhere in Central Asia. The Company's executive directors have a proven track record of operating in Tajikistan are the first foreign company to obtain a 100% interest in a mining and exploration project in the country. Pakrut is located in the Tien-Shan Belt - which has the second largest known gold resource after the Witwatersrand in South Africa. |
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Landore Resources Limited |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:LND |
Landore Canada is engaged in mineral exploration and development, with the present focus of its operations being mineral exploration in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick, Canada. Landore Canada’s principal properties are the “Junior Lake Property” and the “Miminiska Lake Property”, both located in the Thunder Bay Mining District, Ontario, Canada. Landore Canada is also the owner of other properties in Canada and Nevada in the US containing gold and base metal drill intersections. |
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Latitude Resources plc |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:LTR |
Latitude Resources plc is an exploration and entrepreneurial mining finance boutique. The company has five copper-gold projects and one copper-molybdenum project in the highly prospective Chilean Coastal Belt and is specifically exploring for IOCG (Iron Ore Copper Gold) type targets. The company's lead projects include Santa Dominga with a high-grade copper zone discovered by the Company mid 2006, and Filipina Grande, an IOCG property with over 500 million lbs copper in inferred resources. These two properties will be the main focus of Latitude's exploration program during 2007.
In addition to its exploration activities, the company intends to seek capital appreciation through a combination of active shareholding of private and public mineral resource companies as well as generating a fee based income from consulting services. The firm currently has a 6.3% shareholding in Western Goldfields, a company that is bringing the Mesquite mine in California into production; and a 1.4% shareholding in Tanami Gold NL (ASX: TAM) an Australian gold exploration and development group. |
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Leyshon Resources |
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Market:AIM, ASX
EPIC:LRL |
Leyshon Resources has a proud history as one of Australia’s most financially successful gold mining companies having produced over 2.7 million ounces from its Mt Leyshon Gold Mine in Queensland and distributed over A$300 million dollars to its shareholders over its 15 year life. Today Leyshon has divested its Australian mining and exploration interests and is focused on the Zheng Guang project in Heilongjiang, northeast China. Zheng Guang has estimated
the resource of 1.21 million ounces of gold, 94,000 tonnes of zinc and 3.72 million ounces of silver.
The company forecasts annual revenues of 90 mln usd from the project at current metal prices, and EBITDA of 54 mln usd on cash operating costs of some 155 usd per ounce. |
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Maghreb Minerals Plc |
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Market: AIM
EPIC:MMS |
Maghreb Minerals Plc ("Maghreb") is exploring for zinc, lead, barite and fluorite deposits in the Mejerda zone of northern Africa, with a view to resuming mining operations. Maghreb is exploring for zinc - lead – silver – barite and fluorite deposits in the Mejerda Zone of northern Tunisia. The Company holds seven exploration permits in areas of known zinc-lead mineralisation including sites of past production. These are Djebel Fej Lahdoum, Djebba, Djebel Goraa, Bou Jabeur, Ouled Moussa, Koudiat Loutia and Lorbeus. In addition, the Company has four exploration permits in the Zaghouan fluorite district. These are Zriba - Guebli (including the past producing fluorite mine of Zriba), Kohol, Mesella and Sidi at Taia, covering an area of known fluorite, lead and zinc mineralisation and historic mining operations. |
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Mariana Resources |
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Market: AIM
EPIC:MARL |
Mariana Resources Ltd is a Guernsey incorporated investment holding company established to acquire potentially large or high value gold and copper-gold prospects in Ecuador, Chile, Argentina and other selected parts of South America.
The Group's strategy is to seek underexplored areas with potential for high grade polymetallic-gold epithermal/skarn mineralisation. Mariana brings to bear considerable field experience in this regard and early recognition of critical geological features is an important aspect.The Mariana Team brings together over 150 years of combined industry experience, with a specific South American focus
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Mediterranean Oil & Gas |
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Market: AIM
EPIC:MOG |
Mediterranean Oil & Gas Plc is an AIM listed Petroleum Company which has production, development and advanced exploration oil and gas assets. Mog holds operating rights on a significant number of its assets and has positive, ongoing cashflow derived from production. MOG has experienced long standing management who are well versed and connected to the Italian regulatory process. All of MOG’s assets held in the European Union, principally on and offshore Italy and offshore Malta, except for recently acquired interest in Tunisian permit.
The Company’s short term objectives are to become a medium size oil producer from the development and exploitation of the Company's Ombrina Mare discovery. To increase substantially the Company's gas reserves and production through the development and extension of its Italian Onshore and Adriatic gas assets and to farm out and drill very substantial and mature prospects identified (3D seismic) in Offshore Malta (Block 7 Area 4)(adjoining Libyan border); and also Mature offshore Malta Blocks 4, 5 & 6.
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Medusa Mining |
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Market:AIM, ASX
EPIC:MML |
Medusa Mining is an expanding gold producer in the Philippines, listed on the London AIM and the Australian ASX. Medusa's gold production operations are very robust due to its high grades and low production costs, and over the next 12 to 18 months should expand considerably from an initial annualised 40,000oz as new multiple mines are brought into production to feed a central milling facility. Medusa is focused on expanding its resource base and production profile to benefit not only shareholders but also its employees and local communities. The Company’s exploration upside is rated as excellent for the discovery of new gold and copper-gold deposits.
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Mercator Gold plc |
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Market:AIM, ASX
EPIC:MCR |
Mercator Gold PLC is a dynamic UK gold mining company, listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (MCR.L), which has revived a large former gold producing area at Meekatharra, Western Australia, and brought it back to production.
Following an aggressive exploration programme and a major upgrade of existing mine infrastructure Mercator produced its first gold in October 2007 and expects to produce approximately 120,000 ounces of gold in the first 12 months of operations from a combined ore reserve of about 196,000 ounces at two open pits. At its underground mines at Meekatharra Mercator has a further probable ore reserve of 308,000 ounces. |
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Metals Exploration |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:MTL |
Metals Exploration Plc's primary objective is to discover and develop high value mineral resources within the Southeast Asia - Pacific region with particular emphasis on the Philippines. The Company is focused on increasing shareholder value through the acquisition, development and production from mineral resources, particularly gold, base metals and nickel.
A team of well qualified directors with a mix of complimentary skills and experience makes Metals Exploration a versatile explorer with a current portfolio of outstanding gold, base metals, and nickel projects. The Company has an aggressive strategy of reviewing opportunities as they arise with the aim of expanding and adding to its existing projects and resource base. |
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Mineral Securities |
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Market:AIM & ASX
EPIC:MXX |
Mineral Securities Limited (“Minsec”) is a highly innovative and successful Resource Investment House that makes early stage equity investments in resource companies and projects with a focus on identifying under valued or emergent resource projects that can be developed into successful and viable operations.
Minsec holds direct and indirect investments in Australia, Chile, China, Greece, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. |
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Murchison United NL |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:MUU |
Murchison United NL is an Australian-based minerals company focused on the exploration, evaluation and development of uranium and energy-related projects worldwide.
Murchison has secured an extensive portfolio of uranium projects in the Republics of Guinea and Mauritania in West Africa, where it is pursuing intensive exploration programs during 2007. The Company also holds copper and cobalt interests in Queensland and Western Australia, Australia. |
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Norseman Gold Plc |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:NGL
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Norseman Gold Plc operates Australia’s longest continuously running gold mining operation, which has produced over 5.5 million ounces of gold over a period of more than 65 years from the Norseman field in Western Australia.
In addition to the two producing high-grade underground gold mines and lower-grade open pit stockpiles, the Company has a portfolio of highly perspective, advanced exploration targets to support continued future production. The Company has a strong management team with extensive experience in the resource, as well as considerable knowledge in corporate and strategic planning, acquisitions and finance.
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Oxus Gold
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Market:AIM
EPIC:OXS |
Oxus Gold plc (AIM: OXS.L) (Oxus) is the only publicly listed gold mining company with primary operations inside the Republic of Uzbekistan. Founded in 1996, Oxus was listed on London’s Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in 2001 and is currently producing significant quantities of both gold and silver from its 50% stake in the Amantaytau Goldfields JV (AGF). Located in the Kyzylkum region of Uzbekistan, AGF is situated on one of the world’s largest areas of gold endowment, the Tien Shan belt, second only in size to that of the Witwatersrand basin. AGF also enjoys the privilege of being positioned just 40 kms south of the world’s largest single open pit gold mine at Muruntau.
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Pan African
Resources plc |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:PAF |
The Company was established as an investment vehicle and was initially admitted to AIM in May 2000 under the name of White Knight Investments PLC. On 3 December 2003, after making the strategic decision to focus on the natural resources sector, White Knight Investments PLC completed the acquisition of Mistral Resource Development Corporation Limited, a company with two gold exploration projects, one in Ghana and one in Mozambique. The acquisition, in effect, constituted a reverse take-over of the Company under the AIM rules, and on the 14th of September 2004 the Company was readmitted to AIM as Pan African Resources PLC – an exploration and development company with assets in Africa. Pan African is currently the midst of a reverse takeover which will bring it gold production in South Africa. The transaction is expected to complete in June 2007. |
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Pangea
DiamondFields |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:PDF |
Pangea DiamondFields PLC is an emerging mid-tier diamond producer and exploration company with a current portfolio of eight diamond projects, including 25 distinct resource target areas. These projects are located in four African countries, namely the Central African Republic (CAR), Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South Africa and Angola. |
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Patagonia Gold Plc |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:PGD |
Patagonia Gold is a mining explorer. It holds permits or options to purchase property in the Patagonian region of Argentina and Chile across an area of over 7,000 square kilometres. The company is exploring principally for gold and silver.
Major shareholders include Carlos Miguens, the Argentinean industrialist and Barrick Gold, the world’s largest gold miner. The company is led by Chairman, Sir John Craven, who is also non-executive Chairman of Lonmin, and Chief Executive Officer, Bill Humphries, the co-founder of the successful mining explorer, Brancote Holdings. He is also Chairman of Landore Resources, which is also an AIM listed mineral explorer.
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Persian Gold |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:PNG |
Persian Gold is an Irish based AIM quoted company in 2003 to examine and explore for large gold deposits in the altered volcanics of Iran. The Company’s strategy is to discover significant porphyry copper-gold and volcanic hosted gold deposits similar to those found in the Andes of South America.
Iran possesses some of the largest natural resource deposits in the world particularly in the Tethyan belt, which stretches from Turkey over Iran to Pakistan. Largely unexplored in the last 30 years, Iran has low operating costs and excellent infrastructure with a highly educated and well trained workforce.
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Petrel Resources |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:PET |
Petrel Resources is an Irish and London listed oil Exploration Company that listed on the Alternative Investment Market in August 2000. The focus of the Company's operations is in Iraq, where it has been seeking an agreement to develop three existing oil fields in Southern Iraq while applying for exploration acreage in the Western Desert.
Petrel have had a presence in Baghdad for years and have successfully built a strong Iraqi and international team and negotiated with the Iraqi Oil Ministry including the first and largest contract awarded since 2003. As part of the regional cooperation and the technical work that has been undertaken in the region, our staff has gained knowledge of the petroleum systems of the Arabian Peninsula and this has led to the pursuit of select opportunities in neighbouring countries. |
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Platmin |
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AIM:PPN
TSX:PPN |
Platmin (PPN:TSX, AIM) is incorporated in Canada as a mineral exploration company focused on the exploration and development platinum group metal (PGM) deposits in South Africa. Platmin is admitted to trading on the AIM Market of the London Stock Exchange Plc and the TSX.
Platmin aims to be a significant producer of PGMs through the development and operation of four key projects in South Africa’s renowned Bushveld Complex - Pilanesberg, M’Phatlele, Grootboom and Loskop.
The potent combination of Platmin’s experienced team and its high-quality PGM projects, which present near-term production, development and growth potential, position the company to become an important independent producer of PGMs over the next few years.
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Plus Markets Group plc |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:PMK
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PLUS Markets Group ("PMG") is an independent UK provider of primary and secondary equity market services and currently trades over 850 small and mid-cap company shares, representing a combined market capitalisation of over £155 billion. |
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Prosperity Minerals Holdings |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:PMHL
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Prosperity Minerals Holdings Limited is a large cement operator in the PRC and major iron ore trading company serving the same market.
The Group was floated on AIM in May 2006 and raised £115 million. Prosperity Minerals Holdings Limited was incorporated in Jersey and its main country of operation is the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”).
The Group has equity interests in six existing cement and clinker manufacturing projects. The gross tonnage (including the equity interest of partners) under Prosperity’s control and influence as of June 2008 is over 21 million tonnes per annum. The Group also has three greenfield projects, two of which are pending governmental approval. These three projects together with expansion plans at two of its existing facilities will take the gross tonnage under Prosperity’s control and influence to above 33 million tonnes per annum by the end of 2009.
The Group has management control of all the plants except for Prosperity Conch Cement Company Limited where Prosperity’s partner in the project, Anhui Conch Cement Company Limited, has management control as the majority stake holder.
The Group’s iron ore trading business provides an invaluable service to iron ore suppliers around the world and to end-users, principally large steel manufacturers in the PRC. Prosperity provides both suppliers and customers with comprehensive value-added services, including financial and logistical solutions, tailor made to their specific and individual needs. Over the last 17 years Prosperity has gained extensive experience in the field that allowed the team to develop the contacts and good working relationships that enables it to excel in its field.
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Range Resources |
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Market: ASX & AIM
EPIC:AIM:RRL
EPIC:ASX:RRS |
Range Resources Limited is both an ASX and AIM exploration Company, with its principal activity directed towards finding and delineating natural resources in the oil, gas and mineral sectors in Puntland, Somalia. Puntland is believed to have all the geological requirements to become a commercial oil-producing region.
Somalia, and in particular Puntland, remains one of the last under-explored countries that has a high potential for considerable reserves of hydrocarbons which can be subsequently developed for the benefit of both the people of Puntland and Range Shareholders The Company believes that through the generation of work and government royalties from hydrocarbon and mineral exploration and development numerous social and economic benefits will result.
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Red Rock Resources |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:RRR |
Red Rock at listing in July 2005 was focused on high grade manganese and iron ore: the 695 sq km Oakover tenements in the East Pilbara Manganese Province in Western Australia (WA), and 619 sq km of haematite and magnetite prospective ground in WA and Tasmania. RRR later acquired additional 2,227 sq km of tenements in the Northern Territory (NT) of Australia. These contained further iron ore mineralization and manganese targets, but also significant uranium and gold occurrences on which previous exploration had been carried out. RRR in December 2005 extended its uranium portfolio to include two significant licenses totalling 459 sq km in Malawi, with a further license under application. RRR in May 2006 acquired a license covering a significant high grade manganese deposit in Zambia. The company’s focus therefore is now on manganese, uranium, iron ore, and gold. The company is exploring the possibility of enlarging and separately funding its uranium/energy and gold portfolios, in order to concentrate its funds on moving to early bulk production and sales of manganese. |
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Regency Mines |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:RGM |
Regency Mines PLC is focused on exploring areas of copper and nickel potential in Western Australia, Queensland, and Papua New Guinea.
Since listing on AIM on 22nd February the company has been involved in the listings on AIM of Thor Mining plc (AIM: THR) on 29th June,Red Rock Resources plc (AIM: RRR),and Greatland Gold plc (AIM: GGP). Regency has disposed of its shareholdings in Thor, and holds 103.25m shares in Red Rock (60.1%) and 1.5m shares in Greatland. The assets held by these companies were not part of the portfolio held by Regency at the time of its IPO.
The Regency tenement portfolio includes extensive areas of known mineralization, on some of which exploration has returned high grades. Exploration of Bundarra has begun with a soil sampling, mapping and radiometric analysis programme that yielded significant results, followed by a 104 hole, 3,033m RAB drilling programme results of which are being appraised.
In 2006 the company acquired 75% of the Mambare Plateau lateritic nickel project in Papua New Guinea and has carried out an initial exploration programme. |
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Rurelec plc |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:RUR |
Rurelec PLC was established to develop rural electrification projects in Latin America managed by a team with a strong track record in developing power projects worldwide and with considerable experience in the electricity sector in Latin America. Rurelec has two goals: 1)Ownership of power generation facilities in isolated areas selling electricity to communities on commercial terms 2) Management of rural electrification projects which connect outlying communities to a local electricity distribution system; projects which hare been publicly funded by the World Bank, donor countries or multi-lateral development agencies. Already established in Bolivia, Rurelec is also targeting Argentina, Brazil and Peru for its expansion in the Southern Cone of Latin America. |
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Rusina Mining |
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Market:
AIM:RMLA
ASX:RML
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Rusina Mining N.L. is an active mining exploration company that is focused on the emerging Philippine mining sector. The Company has defined a JORC compliant resource estimate for nickel laterites at its Acoje tenement on the island of Luzon and will commence mining operations in the second half of 2007. The Acoje property also hosts chromite, nickel sulphides and platinum group metals. Rusina is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange, code RML and the London Stock Exchange (AIM) code RMLA. |
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Secure Fortress |
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Market:PLUS
EPIC:SCFP |
Secure Fortress is a leading provider of design, installation and maintenance for “Secure Modular Environments,” which are secure infrastructures that leverage the latest business communication hardware and software capabilities. The Company’s premier product, Fortress™, which utilizes an easily-scalable security scheme, was specifically designed to meet DoD security requirements. Its patented design was created as a pre-engineered “plug-n-play” optical fiber and shielded cabling system that is both more secure, less expensive and significantly easier to install in high security environments.
As the threat of large scale attacks on critical information infrastructures continues to increase, Secure Fortress is truly positioned to provide the solutions that protect its client’s vital interests. |
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Seeing Machines
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Market: AIM
EPIC:SEE |
Seeing Machines is engaged in the research, development and production of advanced computer vision systems for research in human performance measurement, advanced driver assistance systems, transportation, biometric acquisition, situational awareness, robotics and medical applications. Seeing Machines most advanced product is called faceLAB and provides head and face tracking, eye, eyelid and gaze tracking for human subjects within a 3-dimensional volume using a completely non-contact, video-based sensor.
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Serabi Mining plc |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:SRB |
Serabi Mining plc is a gold mining and exploration company involved in the evaluation, development and mining of gold deposits in Brazil.
The company’s primary operation is the 100% owned Palito Gold Mine located in the Tapajos region of northern Brazil. Having established a strong, strategic land position in the Tapajos, Serabi’s goal is to use Palito as a template for the accelerated development of additional gold mines in the region. Serabi’s shares are listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol SRB.
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Synchronica
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Market:AIM
EPIC:SYNC |
Synchronica plc develops and markets industry-standard mobile email and synchronization solutions that work with the built-in email and synchronization clients of 1.5 billion mobile devices. The new email-to-SMS conversion brings mobile email to every mobile phone on the planet. Mobile operators, device manufacturers, and service providers in emerging and developed markets use Synchronica products to offer mobile email, PIM synchronization, and backup and restore services to their consumer and corporate customer base. Products include the push email and synchronization solution Mobile Gateway and the mass market device backup solution Mobile Backup. The headquarter is in England, the development center in Germany. With presences in the USA, Hong Kong, and Dubai. Synchronica plc is a public company traded on the AIM list of the London Stock Exchange (SYNC.LN). More information is available at www.synchronica.com
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Strategic Natural Resources
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Market:AIM
EPIC:SNRP |
SNR intends to develop, own and manage natural resource extraction enterprises in southern Africa. SNR will concentrate, initially, on managing the development of and the investment in the Elitheni Mine, in the Gubahoek/Macubeni area of the Eastern Cape. Further opportunities both in South Africa itself and elsewhere in the southern part of the continent will be followed up as they arise. The company’s main country of operation is the Rupeblic of South Africa. |
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Stratex International |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:STI |
Stratex International is an exploration and development company focusing on gold and other high-value base metals. Formed in 2004, the company has been positioned to take advantage of the current paucity of exploration activities and the resultant projected shortage in supply of precious and base metals. Since formation Stratex has rapidly amassed a portfolio of high-potential exploration licences in central and western Turkey. The strategic intent is to maximize shareholder value through the continuing development of this focused portfolio. Revenues will be generated by either developing the defined resource into a mine in collaboration with strategic partner Teck Cominco or selling the resource to a third party. Shares in Stratex have been buoyed by results from Inlice - A new high-sulphidation gold discovery in a previously unexplored area. Current drill results indicate high gold values with a potential for a multi-million ounce mine. |
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Thor Mining plc |
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Market:AIM, ASX
EPIC:THR |
Thor is a minerals exploration and development company focused on exploring and developing specialty metals projects. The flagship project is the Molyhil Tungsten-Molybdenum Project. Since mid 2004 Molyhil has been the subject of systematic test work comprised of geophysical exploration, a diamond and RC drilling programme, surface and underground bulk sampling, metallurgical test work and a geotechnical study. Subsequent to the completion of the updated resource statement, and the Scoping Study, Thor completed a Definitive Feasibility Study in November 2006 which confirmed that the project is technically and economically viable, with strong financial returns and rapid capital payback. Thor has also acquired a number of project areas in the Northern Territory of Australia with prospectivity for uranium mineralisation. |
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Tianshan Goldfields Limited |
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Market:
AIM:TGF
ASX:TGF |
Tianshan Goldfields Limited Is focused on developing its 90% interest in the Gold Mountain Project in north western China. China is now the fourth largest gold producer in the world.
The Gold Mountain Project consists of exploration licences covering 632 square kilometres and hosts advanced gold deposits and exploration targets with the potential for both large tonnage disseminated gold deposits and narrower higher grade opportunities. The Company currently has a total Indicated and Inferred Mineral Resource estimated at 95 million tonnes at 0.9g/t Au for 2.8 million ounces of gold (at 0.5g/t Au lower cut-off grade). |
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Vandieman Mines |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:VDM |
Vandieman Mines (VDM) is in the process of developing its alluvial tin, sapphire and accompanying mineral deposits in the northeast of Tasmania, Australia where it owns 15 exploration and retention licenses. Exploration and development planning consent is now complete for VDM’s Scotia tin and sapphire mine which is scheduled to move to first production later this year. When in full production the Scotia Mine will produce annually an estimated 700 tonnes of tin and 1.5 million carats of mine rough gem quality sapphire. Thaisarco, the Thai tin smelter and refiner, has agreed to take the Company's entire expected tin concentrate output of 1,3501,500 tonnes contained tin per year once both the Scotia and Endurance mines are in production. Agreements are also in place for the marketing of the sapphire and spinel production. |
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Weatherly International |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:WTI |
Weatherly is seeking to become a major southern African base metals producer, building on its strong growth prospects, niche custom-smelting business and solid African management expertise.
The company is currently operating three copper mines and a smelter in Namibia. A further two mines are in development, along with an expansion of the Ausmelt furnace at the smelter. Production is unhedged and the company is targeting a total of 50,000 tonnes of copper on an annualised basis by 2008 (20,000 tonnes from its mines, 30,000 tonnes from imported concentrates). Weatherly will continue to seek and evaluate other strategic acquisition opportunities in Africa that have the potential to generate additional profitable growth for shareholders.
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ZincOX Resources |
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Market:AIM
EPIC:ZOX |
AIM quoted ZincOx Resources has developed proprietary technology, education and equipment that is designed to recover zinc from unconventional, non-sulphide, zinc bearing material. The company’s key projects will recover zinc by recycling Electric Arc Furnace Dust (EAFD), a hazardous waste generated by producing steel from scrap iron. Three recycling projects are currently being developed which will be fully operational by the end of 2008- Ohio and Big River Zinc in the USA and Aliaga in Turkey. In addition the company is planning to develop a zinc mine in Yemen, Jabali. Total zinc equivalent production attributable to ZincOx for 2009 should be over 120,000t zinc.
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