United Oil & Gas has taken another tangible step towards the drill bit in Jamaica, commissioning an independent study into rig availability, drilling costs, long-lead equipment and regional logistics. Coming just days after strengthening its management team with a new COO, the work will focus on the giant Colibri and Thunderball opportunities and provide current operational data to support United as it pushes to conclude the Walton-Morant farm-out.

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United Oil & Gas has strengthened its senior management team at a potentially pivotal moment for its Jamaican exploration story, appointing experienced upstream executive Donal Meehan as COO. With management now explicitly saying it is pushing to conclude the Walton-Morant farm-out, the appointment raises an interesting question for investors: is United putting the operational team in place for the licence's next phase?

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We talk to Panther Metals CEO, Darren Hazelwood about the company's three projects in Ontario, Canada. Winston is a low Capex tailings project originally optimised for zinc but with a significant mix of high value precious and critical metals that the company is looking to rapidly advance to cash flow. Then there is Obonga, a highly prospective VMS system. VMS deposits are some of the world’s most valuable sources of zinc, copper, silver, gold, and critical minerals, and they rarely occur in