Commercialisation of the potentially lucrative Spanish mineral mine being developed by Co Meath-based prospecting firm, Ormonde Mining, is likely to be delayed until next year.

Irish prospecting firm, Ormonde Mining has reported a near 10% slashing of annual losses to €1.63m.

Canadian mining firm Almonty Industries says it has no remaining interest in Co Meath-based company Ormonde Mining now that the latter has approval to proceed with its planned partial sale of its flagship asset.

A 20-year-old American who was badly gored during a bull-running festival is out of intensive care and improving, a Spanish hospital has said.

A 20-year-old American man who was badly gored during a bull-running festival is out of intensive care and improving, a Spanish hospital has said.

Ormonde Mining’s potentially transformational tungsten mine in western Spain is set to be commissioned and begin production in early 2016.

Ormonde Mining is now expected to gain final formal approval for its potentially transformational Spanish-based tungsten project in the next few weeks.

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Exploration firm Ormonde Mining expects to receive full approval for its breakthrough Spanish-based tungsten project in August, paving the way for first commerciality in late 2015.

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Mineral exploration company, Ormonde Mining has raised just under €1.3m from a share placing, to enable it to bring its planned tungsten mine in western Spain up to speed ahead of the anticipated award of a full drilling permit.

Annual losses at Ormonde Mining — the Co Meath-based mineral exploration company with a focus on the Spanish market — increased nearly five-fold last year, on the back of a once-off impairment charge.

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.

Ormonde Mining, the Co Meath-based mineral resource firm, is hoping to sell its La Zarza copper and gold project, in the south of Spain, for €5m in the second quarter of this year.

Ormonde Mining is confident of finalising funding for the development of its headline asset — the Barruecopardo tungsten mine in western Spain — “over the coming months”.

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.

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IRISH mineral exploration company Ormonde Mining has unveiled that its project in Salamanca, Spain, has found “excellent gold potential”, according to an independent report.

ORMONDE Mining – the Navan-headquartered mineral exploration company, with a focus on the Spanish market – has reported a pre-tax loss of just under €1.58 million for 2009.

ORMONDE Mining, the Co Meath-based mineral exploration company, has reported a loss of €242,000 for the six months to the end of June – significantly down on a loss of €379,000 for the first half of last year.

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ORMONDE Mining, the Co Meath-based metals exploration company has reported that latest drilling work from its Barruecopardo tungsten mine in Salamanca in Spain has gone well, with the potential existing for the company to increase its resource estimates at the site over the short term.

ORMONDE MINING, the Navan-based mineral exploration company has announced “encouraging high grade” results from its latest test drilling round for Tungsten in Spain.

ORMONDE Mining, listed on both Dublin and London’s small companies markets, has had encouraging results from its gold prospecting in western Spain.

ORMONDE MINING, the IEX and AIM listed exploration company, has upgraded its Barruecopardo tungsten mine in Salamanca in Spain to advanced project status following a successful second stage drilling programme.

ORMONDE MINING revealed disappointing updates on its tungsten projects in the Salamanca area in western Spain.

EXPLORATION company Ormonde Mining says drilling at its Barruecopardo system in northern Spain indicates potential for a new tungsten find.

Ormonde Mining plc today reported progress on its gold exploration projects in northwest Spain, with drilling programmes on the Salamanca Gold Project and other properties to continue through Q4.

IRELAND’S medal hopes in the 4 x 400m relay at the European championships in Gothenburg in a months time suffered a severe setback at the weekend when Rob Daly, who also has an individual qualifying standard, tore a calf muscle at the BUPA Cork City Sports.

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.

Ryanair was one of the few winners on the Dublin market today as the low cost carrier's shares jumped by almost 10% despite a fall in profits.

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Ormonde Mining has acquired several advanced gold properties in the Salamanca area of western Spain, the company said today.

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