Eurasia Mining plc (LON:EUA) says its application for a mining permit for the Monchetundra project in Russia is progressing much quicker than expected. Rosnedra has now approved a draft and has forwarded the relevant documents to the ministry for defence (MOD) and Federal Security Service (FSB) for their go-ahead. Big Pic last week.
Premier African Minerals Limited (LON:PREM) has found more high-grade intersections through it latest step-out drilling at the Zulu lithium deposit in Zimbabwe. Two holes 250m east of the Main Zone intersected multiple pegmatites with average grades of 1.17% and 1.04% lithium oxide.
SDX Energy Inc (LON:SDX) told investors it has now spudded the KSS-2 development well at the Sebou permit in Morocco. It is the sixth well in a nine well campaign, and it is expected to take between 10 and 15 days to drill. The company expects, if the well is a success, that it will be tested and connected to the field infrastructure for production.
Gfinity Plc (LON:GFIN) has added another major esports franchise to the line-up for the third season of its Elite Series gaming tournament. Hashtag United – which was founded in 2016 by FIFA gamer and Youtube star Spencer Owen – has acquired its place on the roster for the event which is due to kick off next month.
Stobart Group Ltd (LON:STOB) told investors it had a new chief financial officer, Richard Laycock, with effect from yesterday (Feb 1). He joined the group a decade ago and became group finance director in October 2014.
BlueRock Diamonds PLC (LON:BRD) announced that, further to its announcement of 23 February 2017 relating to certain claims made by the AIM-listed company's former CEO, Riaan Visser, the group has received notice that Visser, and certain companies controlled by him, intend to apply to place the company's operating subsidiary, Kareevlei Mining (Pty) Ltd in provisional liquidation. The diamond mining company, which owns and operates the Kareevlei Diamond Mine in the Kimberley region of South Africa said, as previously noted, having taken legal advice it remains of the view that based on currently available information the claims are without merit. No material new information has been provided by Visser at this stage and, accordingly, the group intends to vigorously defend itself in this matter.
InnovaDerma PLC (LON:IDP) has confirmed that the total number of ordinary shares that its executive chairman, Haris Altaf Chaudhry has an interest in, including that of the persons closely associated with him, remains unchanged and is 5,805,220 ordinary shares, equating to approximately 40.38% of the company’s entire issued share capital. The group said the announcement was being made to correct an error in an announcement made on 16 November 2016.
Touchstone Exploration Inc. (LON:TXP) (TSX:TXP), the oil and gas exploration and production company active in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, announced that James Shipka, its chief operating officer will be presenting at the World Outlook Financial Conference on 2 February 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia.