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…
In the summer of 1991, when Ethiopia’s transitional government took office, the country’s economy was in a state of crisis caused by protracted civil war, recurrent drought and the socialist economic …
The potential of the Adansi-Asaasi gold concession in Ghana and a recent deal with Anglo American render Pacific Comox (VSE) a good buy at 29 cents a share. The recommendation was made by Will Dawes i…
Through a subsidiary, Golden Star Resources (TSE) will explore a newly acquired gold prospect in western Ethiopia, about 800 km from the capital, Addis Ababa. The Dul permit area is one of several gol…
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