Irish prospector Karelian Diamonds is eyeing the prospect of developing its first commercial diamond mine in Finland after acquiring a mining permit from local player A&G Mining for €150,000.

Mineral propsector Conroy Gold and Natural Resources is hopeful of attracting a development partner, as part of an equal share joint-venture, to fully develop its planned gold mine at Clontibret in Co Monaghan.

Irish prospector Conroy Gold and Natural Resources has conditionally raised a further £750,000 (€952,000) to continue the financing of its gold mining operations in counties Monaghan and Armagh.

Conroy Gold has appointed a project manager to oversee a gold mine in Co Monaghan.

Conroy Gold and Natural Resources has moved a significant step closer to realising its goal of establishing a second gold mine in the border region.

Costs related to the building and ongoing running of Ireland’s proposed first commercial gold mine, planned for Co Monaghan, are expected to come in significantly lower than initial estimates.

A potential 15m to 20m ounces of gold reserves exist along the border corridor linking counties Longford and Down, according to mineral exploration firm Conroy Gold and Natural Resources.

Dublin-based prospector, Karelian Diamond Resources has applied for two exploration claim reservations near the Arctic Circle.

Fastnet Oil and Gas is in advanced negotiations with international oil and gas companies to farm out its assets in the Celtic Sea.

First-half losses at the Dublin- based firm hoping to develop Ireland’s first commercial gold mine have narrowed by 3%.

Mineral exploration firm Conroy Gold & Natural Resources has announced impressive recovery test results from its gold target in Co Monaghan, significantly enhancing its chances of establishing a commercial gold mine there.

Mineral exploration company, Conroy Gold & Natural Resources has said it now has under licence a 48km area which could contain between 15m and 20m ounces of gold.

A company looking for gold in the North says ground geophysics results from a test site there are continuing to yield positive results.

Irish mining company Conroy Gold & Natural Resources has made a further significant gold discovery at a prospect in Co Cavan.

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Irish mining companyConroy Gold and Natural Resources has announced a near 20% increase in estimated total resources at its Co Monaghan-based gold project at Clontibret to over 600,000 ounces.

WHEN good news is like gold dust, gold dust is definitely good news.

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

IRISH gold and mineral resources exploration company, Conroy Diamonds & Gold is close to gauging whether a full-scale gold mine in Co Monaghan is a viable option.

Dublin: Irish-based mining company Karelian Diamonds has narrowed its losses in its full year to the end of May last and is now focused on its deal with Rio Tinto with hopes of a major diamond find.

IRISH gold and precious metals exploration company Conroy Diamonds & Gold has marginally narrowed its half-year losses, for the six months to the end of November, to €183,126 from €202,464 for the same period in the previous year.

MINING company Kenmare Resources is hopeful of significantly increasing production levels at its Moma Titanium Minerals mine in Mozambique and extending the asset into a neighbouring resource containing 140 million tonnes of heavy minerals. In a trading update, Kenmare said it produced nearly 560,000 tonnes of ilmenite at Moma last year and should pass 700,000 tonnes in 2010.

MINING company, Conroy Diamonds & Gold has raised a further €300,000 from outside investors, taking to €564,000 the total amount it has raised in this manner in the last week.

CONROY Diamonds & Gold – the Irish gold and precious metals exploration company – has confirmed the significant existence of gold at its newest resource at Clay Lake in Co Armagh.

Prospectors who believe they have discovered a massive untapped gold mine in Ireland today said tests have confirmed their suspicions.

CONROY Diamonds & Gold, the Irish precious metals exploration company, has made what could be a significant zinc discovery near the border.

CONROY Diamonds & Gold, a mining company exploring for gold in Ulster, gained the most in more than five years in London trading after saying it found a new gold-in-soil anomaly.

Prospectors who discovered what is believed to be the biggest untapped gold mine in Ireland or Britain have struck lucky again, they said today.

CONROY DIAMONDS & GOLD PLC, a mining company exploring for gold in Ireland, gained the most in six months London trading after saying it had identified four more gold lode zone’s at its Clontibret site

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Prospectors have discovered what they believe to be the biggest ever untapped gold mine in Britain or Ireland outside a small village, it was announced today.

PRECIOUS metals exploration company Conroy Diamonds & Gold has reported a slight narrowing of its first-half loss to €166,698 for the six months to the end of November.

CONROY Diamonds & Gold has significantly upgraded its judgment with regard to exactly what kind of reserves its gold prospect at Clontibret in Co Monaghan holds.

DUBLIN-based exploration firm Conroy Diamonds & Gold is considering entering a joint-venture agreement with another company in order to advance its drilling and exploration work at its Longford-Down Massif mining interest.

CONROY DIAMONDS and Gold may seek an international joint venture partner within 12 months to help bring its increasingly promising gold reserves in Ireland into production.

RICHARD Conroy, responsible for the discovery of the Galmoy ore body, is optimistic he has another winner on his hands and this time it’s gold.

Shares in Conroy Diamonds and Gold jumped 11% yesterday after the mineral exploration company issued an upbeat interim report for the six months to November.

SHARES in Conroy Diamonds and Gold rose 44% yesterday after the exploration company announced a possible gold find at its operation in Cavan.

Conroy Diamonds and Gold, the exploration company that is quoted on London’s Alternative Investment Market, announced a full-year loss of €325,000 yesterday.

Conroy Diamonds & Gold said it has achieved two important breakthroughs in exploration of its properties in the Longford-Down area.