AFRICA — Rupert tests South African pipe
A deep-seated multi-phase kimberlite pipe at the former-producing Crown diamond mine in South Africa is the target of a 7-hole, 5,000-metre program of delineation drilling by Rupert Resources (RUP-V)….
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AFRICA — McVicar explores in Sudan
Toronto-based McVicar Minerals (MVR-A) intends to buy the Shulai gold property in Sudan.The company plans to issue 400,000 shares to the property owner, Dongling Holdings Hong Kong, which, in turn, ha…
AFRICA — Banro continues work at Twangiza in DRC
Banro Resource (BNRS-C) has recovered two more long, low-grade gold intersections from an exploration program at its Twangiza gold deposit in Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo.Hole 4, …
COMMENTARY -‘I had a mine in Africa…’
.BJohn ThompsonFor those seeking new challenges beyond the normal logistics of mining in remote regions, sub-Saharan Africa may be the place to go. The bounty of Africa’s mineral wealth is undisputed,…
AFRICA — Southern Africa Minerals on diamond trail
Recent sampling by Southern Africa Minerals (SAF-T) points to the existence of a new kimberlite field on its Mosomane properties, in southeastern Botswana.The Mosomane licences straddle a northeast-tr…
AFRICA — Golden Knight sees bright future for projects in West Africa — Development at Tarkwa nearly complete
Although its work in the Night Hawk Lake area of Ontario has attracted more attention of late, Golden Knight Resources (GKR-T) holds an impressive portfolio of gold properties in far-off Burkina Faso …
AFRICA — NAR, Falco explore VMS targets in Zimbabwe
Since the summer, Toronto-based NAR Resources (NRL-M) has been funding a polymetallic exploration program operated by Falconbridge (FL-T) in the Archean greenstone belts of Zimbabwe.The program has be…
AFRICA — Soil geochemistry spearheads Robex gold search — Surveys in Mali show potential for Sadiola-style mineralization
Much as pioneering mineral exploration in northern Canada relied on the maps drafted by government surveys, the efforts of development agencies to provide a geological data base for West Africa have b…
AFRICA — NEWS ROUNDUP — JCI completing chrome mine
South African mining house Johannesburg Consolidated Investment (JCI) is constructing a new underground chrome mine at its existing operations at Thorncliffe, near Lydenburg, South Africa.Development …
AFRICA — Champion Resources ready to drill phosphate deposit in Guinea Bissau
Champion Resources (CHL-V) has completed a private placement financing of 1.7 million units at a price of 65cents each, for total proceeds of $1.1 million.Each unit consists of one common share and a …
AFRICA — First Quantum set to produce copper at Zambian mine — Reunion, First Quantum bring Ashanti to Botswanan project
Vancouver-based junior First Quantum Minerals (FM-V) soon will have two operating mines in Africa.First Quantum’s primary project in Africa is the Bwana Mkubwa copper mine, situated within a 5,615-ha …
Ymir reunion set for summer
Residents, past and present, of Ymir, in south eastern British Columbia, are invited to a town reunion scheduled for Aug. 1-2.Situated south of Nelson, the town was founded in 1897 and named after Ymi…