Police in the US have charged a man with first-degree murder after the body of a promising young Spanish golf champion was found on a course in Iowa who won the European Ladies’ Amateur Championship in July was from Cantabria and had been studying civil engineering at Iowa State University Barquín’s body was discovered on Monday morning at Coldwater golf links in Ames after police were alerted to an abandoned golf bag on the course Officers found Barqúin’s body in a pond some distance from the bag According to the criminal complaint filed on Tuesday “It’s still very troubling for something like this to happen in broad daylight in a community that is as safe as Ames is,” the local police commander Richards was ordered to remain behind bars on Tuesday on a $5m cash bond after a brief court appearance by video from the county jail in Nevada Court documents show he has a history of being charged with violence offenses News of the golfer’s death brought people out on to the streets in her home town of Reocín to pay their respects The local council called a rally on Tuesday to hold a minute’s silence in her memory and said that three days’ mourning would be declared following “this vile act” “We woke this morning to the awful news of the murder of our young neighbour Celia Barquín on a golf course in Iowa, where she was studying and training to be a golfer, a sport in which she had a bright future,” the council said in a statement The mayor of Reocín, Pablo Diestro, said the area was struggling to come to terms with what had happened. “She was a really hard-working girl who was deeply loved by the whole town,” he told the Spanish sports site Marca.com The mayor said he had taught Barquín maths when she was younger a remarkable girl and an excellent student,” he said she always gave it her all and always had a smile on her face.” Tributes were also paid by staff at the US university whose sports teams are known as the Iowa State Cyclones a bubbly personality and anyone fortunate enough to know her was blessed,” said Jamie Pollard director of athletics at Iowa State University “Our Cyclones family mourns the tragic loss of Celia a spectacular student-athlete and ISU ambassador.” said everyone was devastated by what had happened “Celia was a beautiful person who was loved by all her team-mates and friends She loved Iowa state [university] and was an outstanding representative for our school We will never forget her competitive drive to be the best and her passion for life.” Barquín’s victory in the European Ladies’ Amateur in Slovakia had secured her an invitation to next year’s Women’s British Open at Woburn In August she advanced to stage two of the LPGA Tour qualifying tournament She ended her university career (2015-18) with her fourth-straight NCAA regional appearance and earned All-Big 12 team honours for the third time (2015 2018) – one of only two players in the school’s history to accomplish the feat The Spanish golfer Azahara Muñoz posted a picture of herself and Barquín on Instagram with the message: “Waking up to the news that Celia won’t be around any more is heartbreaking This world is so amazing and so freaking hard at the same time All my thoughts and prayers to the family … can’t even imagine what they are going through right now You’ll never be forgotten Celia … one day we’ll see each other again.” The Press Association contributed to this report The Cantabrian authorities issued a statement pre-dawn today to say that during the previous 12 hours some 20 new forest fires have been started in the region Smoke from the fires is now affecting the city of Santander The active wildfires are in Mazcuerras (two) Molledo (two) The fires which are still burning but have been stabilised by firefighters who worked through the night are in Valdáliga and Castro Urdiales none of the active wildfires today are close to populated areas All the new fires were started in areas which are high up and difficult to access The N-634 is still closed between Golbardo and Quijas due to one of the fires which were started on Thursday in Reocín The Cantabrian government has called once again for people to report arsonists because their actions cause serious environmental and economic damage and a risk to public health and lives The situation is exacerbated by the extraordinarily warm temperatures in Cantabria for this time of year Last night the average temperature was 27C with 28.2C recorded at Castro Urdiales at 1.30am the fight goes on to extinguish the many fires in the region Strong winds are forecast in mountainous areas and a yellow warning has been activated in the Liébana area Comentar es una ventaja exclusiva para registrados Variscan Mines (ASX:VAR) has increased its landholding at the Novales-Udias Project to 111.1km2 in Spain after being awarded two new licences were awarded by the Government of Cantabria in northern Spain with the option to be extended for an additional three years subject to compliance requirements.  CEO Stewart Dickson says the company seeks to develop the exploration upside and ensure significant scale.  “Our explorer-producer strategy is aiming to deliver a staged approach that facilitates earlier cash flow from production operations at San Jose and Udias to reduce risk and still achieve attractive financial returns whilst sustainably funding the development of the overall project,” Dickson says.  “These new licences add to the long-term opportunity by increasing the scale in this proven Variscan intends to receive geotechnical testwork results for the project’s Scoping Study as well as metallurgical testwork results.  further assay results from underground drilling at the Udias Mine will be received followed by the mine restart Scoping Study.  The Ana Isabel licence sits immediately adjacent to existing tenements held by Variscan which offers advanced exploration and development potential the Hipólita licence covers part of the former producing Reocin Mine and its extensions.  Variscan says formal ratification of the licences will occur following the review of certain supplementary information to be supplied by the company This information includes annual work plans to the satisfaction of the Cantabria government.  is located in the Basque-Cantabrian Basin which hosts five mineralised districts of which the Santander district hosts the Reocin Mine and Novales-Udias.  Variscan Mines is a mineral explorer which has a portfolio of projects prospective for primarily base metals in Spain Write to Aaliyah Rogan at Mining.com.au    Lincoln receives loan to advance Minbrie Lincoln Minerals (ASX:LML) has received a $294,096 loan against its research and.. Great Boulder plots more holes at Ironbark Resources Sector Awards for Excellence nominations open XPON Technologies to acquire Alpha Digital Green Critical Minerals draws European graphite interest Stay Informed on up-to-the-minute mining news Get the best articles straight to your inbox Lincoln receives loan to advance Minbrie06 May Great Boulder plots more holes at Ironbark06 May Resources Sector Awards for Excellence nominations open06 May XPON Technologies to acquire Alpha Digital06 May Get the latest Mining news delivered straight to your inbox Variscan Mines (ASX:VAR) has significantly increased its landholding at the Novales-Udias Project in Spain are valid for three years with a possible three-year extension upon compliance CEO Stewart Dickson emphasizes the company’s strategy to develop exploration potential and achieve considerable scale in a proven high-grade zinc district Dickson notes the company’s staged approach aims to generate early cash flow from production operations at San Jose and Udias This strategy reduces risk and ensures attractive financial returns while sustainably funding the overall project’s development particularly Hipólita which covers part of the former producing Reocin Mine add to the long-term opportunity for Variscan The company awaits geotechnical and metallurgical testwork results for its Scoping Study and further assay results from underground drilling at the Udias Mine Formal ratification of the licenses is pending review of supplementary information and annual work plans by the Cantabria government The Novales-Udias Project is situated in the Basque-Cantabrian Basin known for hosting five mineralized districts including the Santander district with the Reocin Mine holds a portfolio of base metals projects across Spain Copyright Finance TV Pty Ltd All Rights Reserved Would you like to receive our daily news to your inbox?