The gold potential of Mali is attracting widespread interest now that Anglo American of South Africa and a Canadian partner plan to proceed with the US$250-million Sadiola Hill mine project in the lan…
An atmosphere of political stability and economic reform, coupled with underexplored and underdeveloped mineral resources, is attracting an ever growing number of Canadian mining companies to Tanzania…
Mining in Zimbabwe has been an important part of the economy since the 14th century, when gold mining created the wealth that built the political state of Great Zimbabwe. With the arrival of Cecil Rho…
The country of Namibia is one of a growing number of African nations interested in attracting North American mining groups to invest in its mining sector. And it is making the case that companies shou…
A wholly owned subsidiary of VSE-listed Namibian Minerals Corp. (Namco) has met charter terms for a vessel which will be deployed in a diamond bulk-sampling program within Namibian and South African w…
Drilling by Patrician Gold Mines (ASE) continues to intersect gold in the Forest Reef horizon, leading to a re-interpretation of the geology of the Ikungu Peninsula property in Tanzania. Hole 94-8, dr…
The Nicaraguan gold property La Libertad could be richer than previously thought. Results from 19 trenches completed by Greenstone Resources (TSE) on the Cerro Mojan zone reveal a steeply dipping vein…
One of the first North American-based companies to take an interest in Kenya’s gold potential is Serengeti Diamonds (VSE), a Toronto-based junior best known for its diamond exploration projects in Tan…
The Chambishi copper mine and associated assets are being offered for sale by Zambia’s state-owned copper miner ZCCM. According to Platt’s Metals Week, tender advertisements will soon invite bidders t…
Gold output at the Zimbabwean operations of Kinross Gold (TSE) is poised to increase, as a new tailings retreatment plant nears completion at the Blanket mine and underground exploration at the Golden…
The following are excerpts from a paper co-authored and presented by A.H. Mumin at a recent seminar on the geology and mineral deposits of the West African Shield. The seminar was sponsored by the Uni…
The chairman of Mutual Resources (VSE) says “Ghana was a sleeper.” Tony Frizelle believes the West African nation, thanks to events triggered elsewhere in Africa and South America, is set this decade …
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