ORMONDE Mining has reported optimistic levels of mineral resource estimates from its La Zarza Project in the Pyrite Belt mining district in the south of Spain.

Shares in Eircom rose 1c to 2.17 following the announcement that it has opened its books to bidders Babcock and Brown and the Employee Share Ownership Trust (ESOT), the telecoms company announced today.

EXPLORATION company Ormonde Mining, with a strong focus on gold exploration in Spain, made losses of €201,224 for the six months to the end of June.

EXPLORATION company Ormonde Mining had good news for shareholders yesterday when it published results from its latest drilling programme at a gold and copper site in southern Spain. The share price added 3% on the news.

The ISEQ index of shares made a poor start to the week as it shed 41.60 points to close at 6697.64 today.

Ormonde Mining has said full results from its initial drilling programme at the La Zarza gold-copper project in southwest Spain confirm the expected widths and grades of mineralization at the site.

IEX-listed Ormonde Mining has announced the completion of its initial drilling programme at its La Zarza gold and copper project in south-west Spain.

Exploration company Ormonde Mining has started drilling at the La Zarza gold and copper deposit in Spain. The programme will test both gold-and copper-rich parts of the deposit.

Ormonde Mining has announced it is commencing its first phase of drilling at the La Zarza gold-copper deposit in southern Spain.