Alien Metals - Hancock Project, Mining Lease Granted

Alien today reports intraday that the Western Australian Government has granted a mining licence for the Hancock iron ore project for a 21-year term. The granting of the mining licence is the latest milestone delivered by Alien as it advances the project towards development and production.

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I3 Energy (I3E LN) - Canada royalty assets sale

I3 has announced the sale of the majority of its royalty interests in Canada, for US$24.8m cash. This allows the company to fully repay amounts drawn on its debt facility and create a working capital surplus, giving I3 significant additional funding flexibility going forward

SP Angel Morning View: Global Li-ion battery demand reaches all-time in Q1 2024

Challenger Energy (CEG LN) - £1.5m strategic investment in Challenger

Challenger has announced a £1.5m investment in the company from investor Charlestown Energy. This now allows Challenger to be fully funded for the foreseeable future as it works towards closure of its significant Uruguay farm out to Chevron, and the US$12.5m cash payment to be received once this is achieved.

Enwell Energy (ENW LN) - Q1 2024 update

Enwell has released its Q1 2024 update, showing ongoing production and limited natural decline versus the previous period, alongside further cash generation.

Jubilee Metals - Operational Update Q3 FY2024

Jubilee today reports its Q3 and third quarter operational results from its expanding operations in Zambia (copper) and South Africa (chrome and PGM). South Africa is on a growth trajectory with record chrome production of 409kt in the quarter (Q2 FY2024 381kt) and a monthly record in March of 145kt and production YTD of 1.13Mt (0.94Mt). Jubilee is well underway to its annual target capacity of 2,1Mt/yr especially with the new 300kt/yr chrome plant at Thutse expected to be operational in August

Tethys Oil AB (SSE: TETY): Increasing further the size of the prize

• The South Lahan area on Block 58 is estimated to hold 55-523 mmbl prospective resources (P90-P10 case) with a mean case of 251.8 mmbbl prospective resources across six prospects in the Ara Carbonate. • Combined with the previously disclosed prospective resources of the Fahd area in the north-eastern part of Block 58, Tethys Oil’s unrisked recoverable prospective resources on the block are estimated to be 435.9 mmbbl (Pmean). • The geological chance of success ranges from 6% to 11% for the six