Empire Metals Ltd (AIM:EEE) has added heavyweight mining experience to its senior management as it moves forward with its huge Pitfield titanium project in Western Australia.
Phillip Brumit joins as a non-executive director from 1 February 2025 having held leadership roles at Freeport-McMoRan, Lundin Mining and with a proven track record of operational success on a global scale, said Empire.
Bradda Head Lithium Ltd (AIM:BHL, OTC:BHLIF, TSX-V:BHLI) said it is looking at a start to production on its San Domingo project from late 2026 to keep up its recent momentum
Ian Stalker, chair, said he was pleased with its progress in 2024 despite the challenges faced by all junior explorers and developers in the sector.
Ariana Resources PLC's (AIM:AAU) Turkiye joint venture Zenit produced and sold 20,866 ounces of gold in 2024, compared to guidance of 20,000z said the junior, with annual gross revenues the second highest in its history.
Mining continued at both the Kiziltepe and Tavsan mines, its two main operations, with the Arzu South pit at Kiziltepe due to re-commence production shortly said the statement.
Greatland Gold PLC (AIM:GGP, OTC:GRLGF) said it produced almost 30,000 ounces of gold and more than 1.100 tonnes of copper in the first month of its ownership of the Telfer mine in Pilbara, Western Australia.
Dual train processing operations resumed on the first day of completion on 4 December, added the miner, with 1,466kt of ore processed to 31 December 2024.
Sovereign Metals Ltd has released an optimised pre-feasibility study (PFS) with oversight from the joint Sovereign-Rio Tinto technical committee, confirming the potential of the Kasiya Rutile-Graphite Project in Malawi to be a low-cost strategic critical minerals producer.
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Rome Resources Plc (AIM:RMR) said recent drill results at Mont Agoma in the North Kivu province of the DRC returned record widths of tin across three discrete zones and indications of higher grades further down
Combined widths of 38.4m and 32.1m were recorded in two holes, one of which ended in mineralisation.
Shares in Tertiary Minerals PLC (AIM:TYM) rose 16% after the company announced the discovery of economically significant silver and cobalt mineralisation at its Mushima North Project in Zambia.
Laboratory analysis confirmed high silver grades alongside previously reported copper and zinc results.
Kodal Minerals PLC (AIM:KOD) said the power plant at its Bougouni lithium project in Southern Mali is now operational, paving the way for full commissioning of the Stage 1 Dense Media Separation (DMS) processing plant shortly.
Construction and commissioning of the DMS processing plant at the Ngoualana open pit mine comes ahead of lithium Spodumene production, which is expected in the first quarter of 2025.