Mining execs converge at South Africa’s Indaba
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA — The keynote session at the recent Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town, South Africa, saw leaders from many of the world’s largest mining houses step to the podium to discu…
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South African power crisis shuts down mines (February 04, 2008)
Vancouver — A nationwide energy crunch in South Africa has hit the country’s powerful mining sector hard, with major gold, platinum and diamond producers suspending operations as a precautionary meas…
South African power crisis shuts down mines (January 25, 2008)
Vancouver – A nationwide energy crunch in South Africa has hit the country’s powerful mining sector hard with its m…
After surviving DRC’s dog days, Banro nears its payday
SITE VISIT Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo — Flying over lush green folds of land in the eastern Congo, the village huts below, surrounded by groves of banana trees,…
U.S. Markets November 13-19
The losses from the previous period in the United States equity markets spilled over to the Nov. 13-19 trading session.
Rusoro ropes Gold Fields properties
Vancouver — Having inked a deal to purchase all of Gold Fields’ (GFI-N, GFI-J) mineral projects in Venezuela, including the Choco 10 gold mine, Rusoro Mining (RML-V, RMLFF-O) is jumping to producer s…
Rusoro buys Gold Fields’ Venezuelan portfolio
Vancouver – Rusoro Mining (RML-V, RMLFF-O) is jumping to producer status in a deal to purchase all of Gold Fields’ …
Denver Forum rides bullish bullion
Denver, Colo. — On rising bullion prices and bullish market sentiment, the 2007 Denver Gold Forum saw strong numbers, with several hundred industry and financial executives attending the late Septemb…
Gold Fields, Orezone, wrap up Essakane feasibility
It will cost Orezone Resources (OZN-T, OZN-X) and Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-L) about US$346.5 million to start churning out gold at their Essakane gold property, in the West African nation of Burkina Fa…
Burkinabe welcome Goldbelt
SITE VISIT Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso — Through the cloud of red dust, black lines can be seen stretching out over the flat surface of the Sahel — a desert-like landscape…
Golden Star backs up Bogosu power (August 27, 2007)
Golden Star Resources (GSC-T, GSS-X) has contracted for a 20-megawatt power station to be built at its Bogosu-Prestea gold mine complex in central Ghana, and will buy at least half of the plant’s capa…
Golden Star backs up Bogosu power (August 10, 2007)
Golden Star Resources (GSC-T, GSS-X) has contracted for a 20-megawatt power station to be built at its Bogosu-Prest…