Brilliant Resources looks to shine in Equatorial Guinea
There are few countries in the world without active mineral exploration, but before Brilliant Resources (BLT-V) showed up, Equatorial Guinea was one of them.
Volume 97 Number 51 Feb 6 - 12, 2012
Giustra shell graduate flops on assays
They say for every mine put into production, a thousand other geological prospects are tested and found lacking. Notwithstanding the small probability of achieving just one success over a life-long career in mining, a small group of promoters…
Burkina’s gold hunt heats up
Burkina Faso has recently seen more gold mining due to its relatively stable government, favourable geology, modern mining code and attractive fiscal regime.
Semafo hopes to boost gold production
Montreal-based Semafo’s (SMF-T) three operating mines in West Africa are expected to produce between 235,000 oz. gold and 260,000 oz. gold on a consolidated basis in 2012 at an estimated operating cash cost of US$700 to US$750 per oz.,…
PMI Gold sets out financials for fast-growing Obotan project
Australia-based PMI Gold (PMV-V) has outlined a 205,000-oz.-gold-per-year operation in a prefeasibility study on its Obotan gold project in Ghana.
Rockgate bulks up resources at Falea
Rockgate Capital (RGT-T) recently reported a 258% increase in the contained uranium resource in the measured and indicated category at the Falea project in Western Mali.
Unigold’s Dominican gold intercepts draw interest
Dominican Republic-focused Unigold (UGD-V) saw its share price double on news of some impressive gold intercepts from its Neita property in the country’s northwest corner.
Caledonia boosts Blanket output, targets more gold in 2012
Caledonia Mining (CAL-T, CMCL-L) says total gold production for 2011 more than doubled at its Blanket mine in southwestern Zimbabwe, pushing its stock up nearly 9%.