Conroy Gold and Natural Resources

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Conroy Gold and Natural Resources PLC
Type Public
ISIN IE00BZ4BTZ13
IndustryGold and Natural Resources
Founded1995
FoundersRichard Conroy
HeadquartersCitywest Business Campus, Dublin 24, ,
Ireland
Area served
Europe
Website www.conroygoldandnaturalresources.com

Conroy Gold and Natural Resources Plc is a listed mineral exploration and development company focusing on Ireland and Finland which was founded by Richard Conroy in 1995. [1] The company is listed on the London Stock Exchange. [2]

The company discovered a gold trend in the Longford-Down Massif in Ireland on the Orlock Bridge Fault which it developed as part of a joint venture project looking specifically at the Clontibret area of County Monaghan. [3] [4] [5] [6]

The company originally included a diamond mining division until this was hived off into a separate company named Karelian Diamond Resources Plc (LSE :  KDR) in 2004. [7] [8]

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References

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  2. "CGNR: Conroy Gold and Natural Resources Plc Stock Price Quote - London - Bloomberg". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  3. "Conroy Gold in deal to secure investor to develop gold mine". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. Percival, Geoff (7 December 2010). "Conroy close to decision on Monaghan gold mine". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  5. "Conroy Gold starts drilling at Clontibret gold target". 4 May 2022. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  6. "Turkish industrial giant now involved in plan to haul gold out from beneath south Armagh". www.newsletter.co.uk. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  7. "Conroy set egm to de-merge Finnish interests". Irish Examiner. 16 June 2004. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  8. "Richard Conroy at the centre of another investor dispute". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 July 2022.