Company Announcement: Airborne Survey Targeting Gold Deposits Completed

Connemara Mining announces that the airborne survey - targeting gold deposits - over the block of five licences held by the Company in the Wicklow/Wexford area of Ireland is completed.

Zincor closure bodes well for zinc industry’s future

The closure of diversified miner Exxaro Resource’s Zincor, South Africa’s only zinc refinery, at the end of 2011 has generated significant international interest and movement in the zinc industry, says International Zinc Association South...

Company Announcement: Mine River Block Airborne Magnetics Survey

Connemara Mining Company plc and Hendrick Resources Ltd are pleased to announce that an Airborne Magnetic & Electromagnetic Survey has commenced over the 5 license blocks of Connemara Mine River licences held in the Wicklow/Wexford area of...

Junior explorer upbeat about Cameroon gems project

Ireland-based junior diamond explorer Botswana Diamonds is optimistic that the existence of ancient alluvial-type deposits, known as paleoplacers, at its 8 000 km2 exploration tenement in Cameroon, have the potential for significant diamond yield.

NT proves top Australian investment destination for minerals

Australia Northern Territory has been ranked the most attractive state in the country for mineral exploration and development by the Fraser Institute, which named Canada’s New Brunswick as the single best jurisdiction in the world for mining....

Convention grows in leaps and bounds

The goal for the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) 2012 convention is to once again be the world’s leading convention for the mineral exploration industry and to be the premier networking and educational event for a...

SA improves in global mining ranking – survey

South Africa ranked 54th out of 93 global mining jurisdictions in this year’s Survey of Mining Companies, compiled by Canada’s Fraser Institute. This compared with South Africa’s 67th place out of 79 jurisdictions last year. South...

Fraser Institute poll names New Brunswick most attractive mining jurisdiction

New Brunswick has snatched the title as the most attractive jurisdiction to explore for minerals and build mines in the Fraser Institute’s yearly survey, jumping from last year’s position of twenty-third to beat Alberta. Of the 93...

Lundin profit plunges 71% to $42.5m

Canadian miner Lundin on Wednesday posted a 71% drop in net earnings for the fourth quarter, which came in at $42.5-million, compared with $146.1-million a year ago. Profit took a hit after the TSX-listed company lost out on sales from the...

Company Announcement: Extensive Brines in Sand Rich Layers Intersected at International Lithium Mariana Lithium-Potash Brine Project, Argentina

“We are very encouraged by the granular stratigraphic units intersected, which in conjunction with the brine density measurements and flow observations, indicate the potential for a significant brine aquifer at the Mariana lithium-potash...

Company Announcement: Joint Venture on Gold Licences in Wicklow/Wexford, Ireland

The board of Connemara Mining plc (AIM: CON) („Connemara‰) is pleased to announce a joint venture with Hendrick Resources Ltd („Hendrick‰), a private Canadian exploration company to explore four licences held by Connemara on the...

Company Announcement: High-Grade Lithium Boulder Field Discovered

“The high-grade lithium pegmatite boulder field identified at Moylisha significantly reinforces the potential to discover buried pegmatite bodies on the Property” states Mike Sieb, President of the Company. “These results, from a cursory...