The Meath-headquartered mineral exploration firm, Ormonde Mining, has said further drilling work at its Peralonso Permit in Spain’s Salamanca Province further confirms the presence of ‘near surface’ gold.

Tullow Oil has added Greenland to its increasingly diversified international presence — takinga 40% stake in a licence located in Baffin Bay.

IRISH mining company, Conroy Gold & Natural Resources has been awarded seven new prospecting licences in Kilkenny, Clare and Tipperary.

PROVIDENCE Resources has announced the middle of November as the expected formal start date for its long-anticipated drilling programme off the coast.