The British receive another license to dig up gold in Kosovo and Metohija

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Western Tethyan Resources (WTR), which is 75 percent owned by the British company Ariana Resources, has received another license for gold exploration in Kosovo and Metohija, in the area of the municipality of Podujevo, Pristina media are reporting.

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WTR has three more gold prospecting licenses in the province, pending the final approval from the Independent Mines and Minerals Commission, according to Proactiv. The new permit concerns the village of Hrtica, in the municipality of Podujevo, and covers 58 square kilometers.

"The addition of a highly promising project in Hrtica to the WTR portfolio is a significant step in the development of our exploration in Kosovo," said Ariana Resources Managing Director Kerim Sener.

WTR now has 297 square kilometers of land under license in Kosovo and Metohija and an additional 161 square kilometers where work has begun.

(Telegraf Biznis)