By developing the Hartley platinum project in Zimbabwe, BHP Minerals is paving the way for its entry into a new metal market.The company, a division of Australian-based Broken Hill Proprietary, holds …
Production problems at the Afema project in Ivory Coast have taken their toll on African gold producer Eden Roc Mineral (EDN-T).The heap-leach project is owned by Somiaf, a company held 68% by operato…
Milton Ward, chairman of Cyprus Amax Minerals (CYM-N), views the company’s recent foray into Zambia as the start of a long-term relationship with Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines (ZCCM).The company si…
Reno, Nev.-based Casmyn (CMYN-Q) has high hopes for the Zambian copper property it recently added to its portfolio of African exploration plays.Situated in the heart of the country’s copper belt, the …
Toronto-based High River Gold (HRG-T) has completed most of the second phase of its exploration program at the Taparko concession in eastern Burkina Faso.High River is earning a 61.5% interest in the …
Political instability is a risk that mining companies must be prepared to take in many parts of Africa, as United Reef (URP-T) discovered earlier this year when insurgents captured part of Bangui, the…
It has been a long time coming, but Canadian junior Oro Blanco Resources (ORBL-C) has managed to acquire a sizable land package in the Oro Blanco gold district of southwestern Arizona.Although gold ex…
A drill program is attempting to determine the similarity between the Kalahari gold property in Botswana and the Witwatersrand basin in neighboring South Africa.The 10,434-sq.-km Kalahari project is b…
Drilling on the Pampe concession in southern Ghana is producing satisfactory results for junior Ghana Goldfields (GHN-V).The concession contains two well-defined gold zones and includes a system of mi…
Hoping to repeat last year’s successful exploration campaign at the Meliadine gold project near Rankin Inlet, N.W.T., equal partners Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) and Comaplex Minerals (CMF-T) intend t…
Diamond drill results from a gold project in Virginiatown, Ont., are being greeted enthusiastically by Armistice Resources (ACI-M).The program, which is being carried out from a drift at the 2,250-ft….
Proceeds from a $1.3-million private placement will be used by Sirios Resources (SOI-M) to carry out diamond drilling on its properties in Quebec.At the Delestre massive sulphide project, 70 km northe…
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