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TSX ends lower, Aug. 3-7

West Texas Intermediate crude finished at US$43.84 per barrel — marking the sixth weekly drop in oil prices — but a bounce in Canadian exports in June injected a sliver of optimism into the prevailing doom and gloom about the…


Drillers at an Orbis Gold drill site in Burkina Faso. Credit: Orbis Gold

Semafo amends bid for Orbis Gold

Semafo (TSX: SMF) has amended its bid for 100% of Orbis Gold (ASX: OBS) to A$0.65 per share from its proposal on Oct. 12 of between A$0.62 and A$0.65 per share in a deal now worth A$163.9 million (US$143 million).


Drillers at an Orbis Gold drill site in Burkina Faso. Credit: Orbis Gold

Orbis Gold spurns Semafo’s advances

A day after the board of directors of Orbis Gold (ASX: OBS) rejected an unsolicited all-cash takeover offer made on the Thanksgiving holiday weekend from Montreal-based Semafo (TSX: SMF; US-OTC: SEMFF), the Australian mining company released an…


Operating facilities at Semafo's flagship Mana gold mine in Burkina Faso. Credit:  Semafo

Semafo benefits from high-grade pits at Mana

VANCOUVER — When West Africa-focused Semafo (TSX: SMF; US-OTC: SEMFF) relocated most of the mining fleet to new mining ares at its flagship Mana gold mine, the company knew it would have to weather a less-productive transition…


A closeup of the terrain at Roxgold's Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso. Credit: Roxgold

Roxgold completes Yaramoko feasibility study

A feasibility study on the 55 Zone of Roxgold’s (TSXV: ROG; US-OTC: ROGFF) Yaramoko gold project located 200 km southwest of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso improves on the results of a preliminary economic assessment delivered late last year…





Operating facilities at Semafo's Mana mine in Burkina Faso. Credit: Semafo

Semafo huntsfor second Siou

Soil sampling at Semafo’s (TSX: SMF; US-OTC: SEMFF) Mana property in Burkina Faso has pinpointed a north-trending corridor measuring more than 14 km long and up to 4 km wide, 8 km north of the Siou deposit.


Construction workers at Semafo's Mana mine in Burkina Faso. Credit: Semafo

Semafo good to go with Siou and Fofina

Authorities in Burkina Faso have given Semafo (TSX: SMF; US-OTC: SEMFF) the go-ahead to develop its Siou and Fofina gold deposits sooner than expected. 


Drill core at the geologist base camp near Semafo's Mana gold mine in Burkina Faso. Source: Semafo

Semafo impresses with high-grade reserves

VANCOUVER — The future is looking brighter for Montreal-based gold producer Semafo (TSE: SMF; NYSE: SEMFF) at its Mana mine in Burkina Faso, after a reserve update showed higher-grade ounces at the company’s satellite Siou deposit.


Roxgold's Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso, 200 km southwest of Ouagadougou. Source: Roxgold

Resource estimate lifts Roxgold

Shares of Roxgold (TSXV: ROG; US-OTC: ROGFF) took flight after the junior increased the indicated resource for the 55 zone gold deposit on its Yaramoko exploration permit in Burkina Faso by 143%, where the company expects to complete a…


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