Goulagou yields gold for St. Jude
Vancouver — St. Jude Resources (SJD-V) has tabled additional encouraging drill results from its Goulagou gold project in Burkina Faso.The company is drilling the GG1, GG2 and Yabonsgo gold prospects,…
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Jilbey drills Taranga (October 20, 2003)
Jilbey Gold Exploration (JLB-V) has begun drilling at its Taranga gold permit in Burkina Faso.The property, which covers 240 sq. km of the Bouroum-Yalogo greenstone belt, was acquired earlier this yea…
St. Jude sniffs gold
Drilling by St. Jude Resources (SJD-T) has confirmed the presence of gold mineralization at the Goulagou property in Burkina Faso.The Vancouver-based junior sunk nine reverse-circulation holes to subs…
Stronger gold pays off in Burkina Faso
The recent surge in the price of gold has revitalized exploration in Burkina Faso, a pocket of Africa known more for its poverty than for its wealth of mineral resources.Burkina Faso first emerged as …
Axmin outlines resource at Kofi SW
African gold explorer Axmin (AXM-V), fresh from recent discoveries in the Central African Republic, has put a resource number to one of its prospects in Mali.Reverse-circulation drilling earlier this …
High River boosts Taparko stake (July 08, 2002)
High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) has exercised its option and picked up an additional 18.5% interest in the advanced Taparko project in Burkina Faso, West Africa, from Queenstake Resources (QRL-T).In ret…
Axmin seeks West African gold
Many major gold companies have pulled in their horns over the past four years, rendering a good number of African exploration properties inactive. This has presented an opportunity for junior explorer…
Opawica execs beef up holdings
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:Birim Goldfields (BGI-T) — Denis Simoneau, director, bought 200,000 shares …
Placer Dome nixes African deals
Placer Dome (PDG-T) has terminated joint-venture option agreements with Channel Resources (CHU-T) and Solomon Resources (SRB-V) on the Bombore and Somifa gold projects in Burkina FasoPlacer…
Placer Dome makes South African debut
Last year’s acquisition of half of the South Deep mine in South Africa helped to more than double Placer Dome’s (PDG-T) ore reserves to nearly 66 million oz. gold.The Vancouver-based major purchased a…
Channel Resources keeps hopes alive in Burkina Faso
Five years ago, Channel Resources (CHU-T) was one of many Canadian juniors exploring in the West African nation of Burkina Faso. Today, it’s one of the few still on the trail of bulk-tonnage gold depo…
Placer gains Solomon’s gold interests in Africa
Partners Channel Resources (CHU-T) and Solomon Resources (SRB-V) have entered into separate agreements that will allow Placer Dome (PDG-T) to earn up to a 65% interest in the Bombore and Naoube…