Gold






Pit wall collapses at Geita

A slope failure in the southwest wall of the Nyankanga pit of AngloGold Ashanti’s (AU-N, AGD-L, AGG-A, ANG-J) Geita…


BY ANTHONY VACCAROWith Zimbabwe's inflation rate over 1,000%, the government is printing money so quickly that some bills in circulation are lacking all their intended graphics. The country is awash in poverty and thousands of nationals have turned to illegal mining to support themselves. The UN says this has cost the country millions in lost revenue.

Zimbabwe’s desperate miners dig to escape poverty

Harare, Zimbabwe — The Zimbabwe government is struggling to contain a nationwide wave of illegal prospecting for precious minerals and metals that is threatening the viability of the already troubled…


MANO RIVER RESOURCESChannel sampling in the Sula Mountains of Sierra Leone.

Mano River toughs it out in Liberia

Mano River Resources (MNO-V, MNRVF-O) president Tom Elder describes the journey of bringing Liberia’s first significant gold mine into production as one of faith and persistence.


Claude sells Seabee royalty (February 05, 2007)

In return for $39.2 million in cash, Saskatoon, Sask.-based Claude Resources (CRJ-T, CGR-X) has struck a deal to sell a 10-year royalty on its operating Seabee gold mine in Saskatchewan to privately h…


ROBEX RESOURCESA local hunter near Robex Resources' Mininko gold project in Mali. Hunting is a significant part of Malian culture and more than 40,000 hunters marched to the capital of Bamako in 2001 to celebrate 1,000 years of hunting in the area.

Robex has golden connections in Mali

When Richard Savard, president of Robex Resources (RBX-V), walks down the street in Bamako, Mali’s capital, he’s a familiar face to many.




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