The nation of Zimbabwe takes its name from the ruins of the ancient empire of Monomotapa which thrived there for 1,200 years before European colonization. The ancients created a beehive of mining acti…
A junior company with a broad spectrum of commodity interests, Trillion Resources (TSE) is currently producing gold in Zimbabwe and exploring for base and precious metals, as well as diamonds, in othe…
Three former employees of Lac Minerals — Christopher Pegg, Anthony Harwood and William Cavalluzzo — have formed a private company to explore for minerals in Africa. The new entity, known as Sub Saha…
Gold output in South Africa in 1994 fell to an estimated 587 tonnes, its lowest level since 1958, Gold Fields Mineral Services of London reports. The decline was spread throughout the year, although t…
Regional geochemical soil surveys in West Africa have led to the discovery of many mineral deposits. Some of the major mineral deposits found in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger with geochemistry include …
West Africa’s Burkina Faso had a record year in 1994. And with any luck, 1995 will be even better, with the continuation of a gold exploration boom which analysts say could soon lead to a significant …
The government of Kazakhstan has given the go-ahead for the Leninogorsk gold tailings project, a joint venture between Goldbelt Resources (VSE) and state-owned Leninogorsk Polymetallic Combinat. The p…
The 50-year-old Harjavalta copper and nickel works in eastern Finland are being expanded and modified. The owner, Outokumpu, plans to increase the copper smelting and electrolytic refining capacity by…
A new heating, ventilation and air-conditioning system will save Placer Dome a bundle of money at its Campbell gold mine in northwestern Ontario. The gold producer figures it will save $220,000 annual…
At the Bonaparte gold property near Kamloops, B.C., Claimstaker Resources (VSE) has completed an 18-hole drill program. Shallow drilling of 3,193 ft. tested the Crow-Jay, one of six veins identified b…
A bulk sample from the Siscoe property near Val d’Or, Que., has yielded three ingots representing about 1,000 oz. gold. Dynacor Mines (ME) says the sample consisted of 19,260 tons from the Roger zone,…
As a result of ongoing political problems in Sierre Leone, only a handful of North American mining companies are active in the mineral-rich nation. Those problems appear to be worsening, and several a…
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