West Africa’s Burkina Faso had a record year in 1994. And with any luck, 1995 will be even better, with the continuation of a gold exploration boom which analysts say could soon lead to a significant …
The government of Kazakhstan has given the go-ahead for the Leninogorsk gold tailings project, a joint venture between Goldbelt Resources (VSE) and state-owned Leninogorsk Polymetallic Combinat. The p…
The indefinite suspension of the BC-Beaver operation — one of three units operated by LAB Chrysotile — will not affect the earnings of affiliated Societe d’Exploration Miniere Mazarin (ME). The susp…
Although still in the early stages, mineral exploration undertaken by Channel Resources (TSE) in Burkina Faso has met with considerable success. The company formed joint ventures on three large conces…
Oren Benton appointed chairman and chief executive officer; Wallace Mays appointed chief operating officer.
As a result of ongoing political problems in Sierre Leone, only a handful of North American mining companies are active in the mineral-rich nation. Those problems appear to be worsening, and several a…
In the summer of 1991, when Ethiopia’s transitional government took office, the country’s economy was in a state of crisis caused by protracted civil war, recurrent drought and the socialist economic …
The potential of the Adansi-Asaasi gold concession in Ghana and a recent deal with Anglo American render Pacific Comox (VSE) a good buy at 29 cents a share. The recommendation was made by Will Dawes i…
During the past year, one of the foreign regions most attractive to Canadian miners has been West Africa. Senior and junior companies alike have been lured to the area by the prospect of discovering r…
The gold potential of Mali is attracting widespread interest now that Anglo American of South Africa and a Canadian partner plan to proceed with the US$250-million Sadiola Hill mine project in the lan…
An atmosphere of political stability and economic reform, coupled with underexplored and underdeveloped mineral resources, is attracting an ever growing number of Canadian mining companies to Tanzania…
When it comes to exploring for diamonds in Africa, SouthernEra (TSE) takes a back seat to no one. The Toronto-based junior is currently active in four countries on the continent: South Africa, Botswan…
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