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Proactive news highlights: Metal Tiger, Real Good Food, DP Poland ...

Published: 11:20 19 Sep 2016 EDT

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Paul Johnson, Metal Tiger’s (LON:MTR) chief executive, said the maiden resource at its copper joint venture in the Kalahari Copper Belt in Botswana is on track for later this month.

“Preliminary grade contouring of the assay data shows a high-grade core extends over 500m in the southern-central part of the resource area.”

Tapping into the ever-growing cake making and decorating sector,  ingredients specialist Real Good Food PLC (LON:RGD) is growing its export business across the Atlantic.

It has created a new subsidiary Renshaw US Inc - trading as Renshaw Americas - to focus on the American market, securing a five year lease on a giant warehouse in Rockaway, New Jersey, close to the port of Newark.

Interim results from pizza firm DP Poland Plc (LON:DPP) showed it was continuing the good momentum it has built up in recent years as it reported growing sales and narrowed its losses.

Notably, the Domino’s Pizza franchise holder notched up its fifteenth consecutive quarter of double digit like-for-like sales growth.

Highlands Natural Resources Plc (LON:HNR) has started drilling the first well at its Helios Two natural gas and helium prospect in southeast Montana.

Operations started on September 18, the group said, after a rapid permitting and approval process.  Chief executive Robert B Price described it as a "significant milestone for Highlands".

Bezant Resources plc (LON:BZT) has raised £1.19mln of new capital for planned exploration and development work programme in Colombia.

In Colombia the group is to explore near surface platinum and gold assets in the Chocó region.

Paul Gazzard has joined the board of nickel explorer Amur Minerals (LON:AMC) s a non-executive director. Gazzard has been an external adviser for Amur for four years.

StratMin Global Resources Plc (LON:STGR) has appointed Zegham Choudhry as a non-executive director  with immediate effect.

David Premraj has resigned from the Board with immediate effect in order to pursue a new full time role.

Drug development group Redx Pharma Plc (LON:REDX) said its flagship cancer treatment the Porcupine inhibitor has shown promise as part of a combination therapy to treat cancer.

Redx’s Porcupine inhibitor seemed to improve the immune system response of some cancer models when used in combination with an existing immunotherapy, anti-programmed cell death-1 (anti-PD-1).

Online bingo group Stride Gaming PLC (LON:STR) forecast annual results above expectations after strong trading.

Stride expects net gaming revenue to be not less than £47mln against £27.8mln a year ago and pre-tax earnings before interest, depreciation and amortisation of not less than £12.3mln verssus £7.3mln last time.

A new US standard for of clinical data requirements helped first half revenues rise by more than a fifth at Instem Plc (LON:INS).

SEND - or Standard for the Exchange of Non-clinical Data – comes in to force this December and Instem picked up six contracts specifically for the new protocol in the half year to June.

Logging the data generated in clinical trials for new drugs is Instem’s core business and turnover rose by 21% £9.1mln, while underlying earnings [EBITDA] were 34% higher at £1.2mln (£0.9mln).

Directors of remote broadband group Satellite Solutions (LON:SAT) bought just under 1.1mln shares at 7.75p each to take their stake collectively to 12%.

NQ Minerals (ISDX: NQMI) has signed an agreement with White Fox Ventures to subscribe for new shares to raise US$$2.35 mln in seven tranches over the next six months until 1 April 2017.

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