Production from Highlands Natural Resources Plc’s (LON:HNR) East Denver project in Colorado has topped 100,000 barrels oil equivalent. Achieving this landmark took just 64 days from the start of initial production in December, Highlands added.
Brian Evans-Jones has quit the Active Energy Group PLC (LON:AEG) board to focus exclusively on his role as managing director of Advanced Biomass Solutions (ABS). AEG said Evans-Jones’s decision was prompted by the increasing commercial interest in CoalSwitch from the south-east Asia region. The ABS business unit will continue to develop AEG's network of commercial partners in the forestry and plantation sectors in the Asia region as the group assesses new markets for CoalSwitch.
Healthcare giant Abbott Laboratories’ (NYSE:ABT) is to collaborate with liquid biopsy medtech ANGLE PLC (LON:AGL) on a breast cancer study.
Redx Pharma Plc (LON:REDX) has commenced its Phase 1/2a cancer study for the Porcupine inhibitor RXC004. The company said the first patient has now been dosed at The Christie hospital in Manchester.
Directa Plus Plc (LON:DCTA) has announced the launch of two new textile collections containing the company's Graphene Plus (G+) by Colmar, the high-end sports and activewear company, and Eurojersey SpA, a producer of high quality warp-knit technical fabrics under its Sensitive® Fabrics brand. The group said both collections were unveiled at ISPO 2018, the sport and sportswear international trade fair held in Munich.
SDX Energy Inc (LON:SDX, CVE:SDX) has revealed positive well testing results for the recently drilled ONZ-7 well at the Sebou permit, onshore Morocco. ONZ-7 achieved an average flow rate of 10mln cubic feet of gas per day during the test. The well will now be prepared for production, with the connection to nearby infrastructure anticipated in the coming days.
Jubilee Metals PLC (LON:JLP) has elected to exercise its option to earn 40% of the Kabwe lead, zinc and vanadium project in Zimbabwe. Jubilee's effective interest will therefore go to just over 57%, as it already owns a stake in its partner at Kabwe, BMR Group PLC (LON:BMR).
Galantas Gold Corp (LON:GAL) has announced that the appeal against its planning consent at the Omagh gold mine in Northern Ireland has been delayed until 15 February, due to illness on the part of the litigant. Galantas already has consent to work at Omagh, where there is a history of gold production.
Anglo Asian Mining Plc (LON:AAZ) has set production guidance for the year to December 2018 of between 78,000 and 84,000 ounces of gold equivalent. That represents roughly a 13 per cent increase on the 2017 number and comes as a number of expansion initiatives at Anglo Asian's Azerbaijan mines complete.
Bacanora Minerals Ltd (LON:BCN) (CVE:BCN), the London and Canada-listed lithium company, has appointed Eileen Carr as a non-executive director and Janet Boyce as chief financial officer. The board strengthening comes ahead of the start of construction at its Sonora lithium project in Mexico.
AdEPT Telecom plc (LON:ADT) said it was notified today that on 5 February 2018 Christopher Kingsman, a non-executive director of the company again increased his shareholding following the purchase of 5,00 ordinary shares by Greenwood Investments Limited at a price of 285p each. Following the purchase, the group added, Kingsman has a total beneficial interest in 4,020,000 ordinary shares held via Greenwood Investments, representing approximately 17.0% of the company’s current issued share capital.
Collagen Solutions PLC (LON:COS) has confirmed it will be hosting an afternoon presentation for investors on Monday, 26 February 2018 in the Copper Bar, upstairs at Balls Brothers, 6 Adams Court, Old Broad St, London, EC2N 1DX at 5.30pm for a 5.45pm start. The group said Jamal Rushdy, Collagen’s CEO will give an update on recent news and key milestones expected this year on ChondroMimetric®, the Company's proprietary product, a minimally-invasive surgically placed scaffold for the repair of knee cartilage defects. He will also provide a summary of the Company's core business activities over the next period, the firm added.
Berkeley Energia Limited (LON:BKY) advised shareholders that an updated company presentation is available for download on its website at: www.berkeleyenergia.com