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The difficulties of mining in Africa
Mining companies looking to do business in an African country need to be aware of the complexities they will likely face – from securing debt financing, to political risks in complying with local anti-bribery laws.
A Mutiny at Gullewa
The Gullewa project in Western Australia has attracted interest of late for its high-grade gold, silver and copper mineralization and for the wheeling and dealing being done around it.
Australia’s mining elite
As strong demand from China spurs development of Australia’s vast mineral resources amid record-high commodity prices, a new swath of mining executives have come to dominate Australia’s mega-rich. Australia now has 20 billionaires, says…
Macarthur Minerals advances Lake Giles iron project
Macarthur Minerals (MMS-V) has issued the latest in a string of resource estimates from its Lake Giles iron ore project in Western Australia as it works towards a potential direct-shipping operation.
Vista Gold ups Mt. Todd resource to 8.6M oz.
Vista Gold (VGZ-T, VGZ-X) is moving to bring its Mt. Todd gold project in Australia’s Northern Territories to feasibility and permitting.
First Point, Cliffs rev up Decar nickel-iron project in BC
For a base metals junior, First Point Minerals (FPX-V) looks to have it all.
Mandalay looks for discounted opportunities
The strategy at gold and antimony producer Mandalay Resources (MND-T) is to find assets that can generate enough cash to grow themselves, as well as fund the next acquisition. So far, that strategy appears to be working at the junior’s mine in…