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 (LON:BHP, ASX:BHP) is unlikely to make any major acquisitions in the near term due to higher commodity prices, chief executive Mike Henry told an investor briefing.

 () said further infill drilling results were “outstanding” at its Havieron project in Australia. It intersected high-grade mineralisation and further improved grade distribution within the crescent zone. The drilling also returned the best ever result: 120.7m at 9.3 grammes per tonne gold and 0.18% copper.

 () produced 194.5 tonnes of tin concentrate from its Uis mine in Namibia in the fourth quarter to end-February 2021, representing a 28% quarterly increase compared with the previous quarter, and exceeding the 180 tonnes production target.

 PLC () has reported on progress made in the redevelopment of hydropower facilities at the Sahamamy graphite project in Madagascar and on the initiation of further studies for hydropower across both its Madagascar graphite projects.

Galantas Gold Corporation () has re-started underground blasting at the company’s gold mine at Omagh in Northern Ireland.  Development mining of the Kearney gold vein has re-started on a single shift basis, the Aim-listed company said in a statement.

 () announced that its investee  has released the details of a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) on the Houston Project. Anglesey has a 12% stake in Labrador Iron Mines, which owns 52% of the iron ore mine, located in Canada.

 () said higher potash prices will increase its financing options as it moves to take the Khemisset potash project in Morocco into production. The company plans to start building the potash mine, Africa’s first, by the end of 2021 and to commence production in 2023.

 (LON:HZM, ) has completed a bought deal private placement of special warrants in Canada, raising gross proceeds of US$9.2mln (£6.6mln). It issued 88 mln special warrants at 7.5 pence per share (C$0.133) per special warrant. 

 () has received the formal grant of an exclusive prospecting order (EPO) covering the company’s Zulu Lithium and Tantalum claims. “Zulu remains a significant deposit,” said George Roach, chief executive.

 () said it has entered an exclusive arrangement to potentially buy the silver tailings project at Elizabeth Hill. Alien has signed a 60-day exclusivity agreement with Wombat Resources Pty Ltd, the owner of the historic tailings on site within the Elizabeth Hill mining licence in Western Australia.

Gem Diamonds Ltd () reported higher profits in 2020 helped by a rebound in diamond prices in the second half of the year. Underlying EBITDA from continuing operations rose to US$53.2mln, from US$41.0mln in 2019,

 () was upbeat on the results of an air core drilling programme at the northernmost Faré prospect of the Senala gold project in Senegal. The AIM-listed company said the programme reported best gold values of 2.58 grammes per tonne (g/t), 0.64 g/t and 0.62 g/t.

 () hailed a “great result” as assay and analytical results were received from its maiden drill hole at its wholly-owned Clayton silver-gold project in Nevada, USA.

 () said eight high priority drill targets had been highlighted at the Kalaka gold project in Mali following the completion of an induced polarisation (IP) survey. The priority targets identified had a combined strike length of over 9km

 (LON: PERE) said Minto Explorations Ltd has secured a sale price for its copper in a move that will minimise cash flow risks and allow it to benefit from higher metal prices sooner.

 () said it has identified a series of drilling targets on its gold exploration acreage in the Sodankylä area of Northern Finland.