Sunday share tips: Smiths, Tesco, Condor Gold
17th Mar 2013 19:57
After over five years since taking the helm at technology company Smiths Chief Executive Philip Bowman seems to be making headway in restructuring it, even if that is over twice the time he expected it to take. Thus, over the last three months the company´s share price has outperformed the wider sec
Read moreCondor Gold unveils positive assessment for La India Project
5th Mar 2013 13:51
AIM-listed Condor Gold has unveiled details of a preliminary economic assessment on its 100 per cent owned La India Project gold deposit in Nicaragua. The assessment described the open pit and underground gold mine with an initial life of mine of 13 years at an average gold grade of 3.8 grams per t
Read moreCondor Gold confirms continuity of gold mineralisation at La India Project
4th Mar 2013 09:48
Shares in AIM-listed gold exploration company Condor Gold rose after the company issued a drilling update on its La India Project confirming continuity of gold mineralisation. The company is focused on delineating a commercial reserve on its 100%-owned, CIM-compliant Mineral Resource of 2.4m ounce
Read moreCondor Gold expands La India project in Nicaragua
5th Feb 2013 08:37
Condor Gold extended its La India project in Nicaragua on Tuesday after acquiring a prospect to the north and west for 275,000 dollars, the company announced Tuesday. The gold exploration company purchased 100% of the 86.4 sq km HEMCO-SRP-NS Concession from HEMCO Nicaragua SA, increasing its La Ind
Read moreCondor reports gold mineralisation from 19 out of 23 drillholes
11th Jan 2013 08:43
Gold exploration company Condor has to date completed 23 drillholes on La Inda open pit resource area, 19 of which have confirmed gold mineralisation and outlined an additional high-grade shoot in the North of the India-California trend. The best of these show intercepts of 11.95m at 5.72g per ton
Read moreCondor survey indicates presence of hidden gold zones
4th Jan 2013 10:00
Gold explorer Condor said Friday that a soil sampling survey carried out on the Central Breccia Prospect at La India Project in Nicaragua identified a number of anomalous zones that may indicate the presence of hidden gold mineralised zones, spread over a 1200m by 500m area. Mark Child, the Chairma
Read moreCondor Gold completes acquisition of La Mojarra
14th Dec 2012 08:36
Condor Gold has closed the deal on the acquisition of the Lo Majorra concession in Nicaragua after receiving approval from the Minster of Energy and Mines, the company announced Friday. The gold exploration company said $200,000 is payable in cash and the rest will be paid $100,000 in shares in th
Read moreTravis Perkins Finance Director continues to reduce stake ahead of retirement
19th Oct 2012 16:42
Paul Hampden Smith, who has been the Finance Director at Travis Perkins since 1996, has reduced his stake in the building materials supplier following the announcement of his retirement plans last Friday. The sales, which were announced after the close on Friday, were made between October 16th and
Read moreCondor Gold buys up neighbouring gold mine
11th Oct 2012 10:37
Condor Gold said it had bought the concession next to its La India Project in Nicaragua for just over one million dollars. It thinks there is a possibility its La India gold resource could extend onto the newly purchased La Mojarra Concession. The company added there was a chance of additional gol
Read moreLondon close: Late rally fizzles
18th Sep 2012 16:50
A late rally which briefly looked like it might see Footsie venture into positive territory for the first time all day was nipped in the bud right at the death. Equities had a dull but fretful day, which started with concerns over China becoming involved in a trade war with the US and a military wa
Read moreLondon midday: Stocks pare losses after in-line macro data
18th Sep 2012 12:06
Inflation data was in line with forecasts while the Spanish debt auction went as well as could be expected, prompting London equities to claw back some of the losses seen in early trading The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation dropped to 2.5% in August, down from 2.6% in July, helped
Read moreCondor beats full year targets and still sees 'considerable potential'
18th Sep 2012 07:47
Gold exploration company Condor is celebrating a mineral resource of 2.41m ounces of gold equivalent at its wholly-owned La India Project in Nicaragua, with gold up 46 per cent to 2.375m oz, well ahead of the year-end target of 2.0m gold. This includes 5.3m tonnes at 4.4g per tonne (g/t) for 751,0
Read moreCondor Gold flying high on Nicaragua drilling results
29th Aug 2012 09:36
Condor Gold, an exploration firm drilling a site in Nicaragua, has surged after revealing impressive results from a major drilling programme. The company completed fifty-nine drill holes at its 100% owned La India Project between mid-April and the end of July on the "India-California vein trend". T
Read moreResources round-up: Metminco, Sable Mining, Mediterranean Oil & Gas
1st Aug 2012 14:15
Metminco said it had made significant progress during the three months to June at Los Calatos in Peru, and Mollacas in Chile. It said conceptual mining studies at the sites had taken the firm closer to mine development and, ultimately, copper production. Shares rose 4% at Sable Mining after the com
Read moreResource round-up: Edenville, Condor Gold, African Eagle
3rd Jul 2012 09:58
Edenville Energy, the African coal exploration and development company, reported promising tests at its Namwele mine in Tanzania. The firm said initial drilling and sampling confirmed the presence of coal bearing strata extending out along strike from previous workings and occurring at depth. The fi
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