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…
Mining in Zimbabwe has been an important part of the economy since the 14th century, when gold mining created the wealth that built the political state of Great Zimbabwe. With the arrival of Cecil Rho…
A proposed almagamation of Princeton Mining (TSE) and New Canamin Resources (VSE) is aimed at developing the Huckleberry copper deposit in northern British Columbia. Shareholders of New Canamin would …
The country of Namibia is one of a growing number of African nations interested in attracting North American mining groups to invest in its mining sector. And it is making the case that companies shou…
As South Africa enters a new political era, Canadian junior mining companies are moving in to take advantage of a growing number of mining opportunities. Recently, Caledonia Mining closed a deal to ac…
A wholly owned subsidiary of VSE-listed Namibian Minerals Corp. (Namco) has met charter terms for a vessel which will be deployed in a diamond bulk-sampling program within Namibian and South African w…
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