Africa


Mining operations at Centamin's Sukari gold mine in Egypt.

Centamin depleting reserves at Sukari

Centamin’s (TSX: CEE) recent acquisition attempt on Australian junior Ampella Mining (ASX: AMX) has been given more context with the release of the latest reserve estimate from its flagship Sukari gold mine in Egypt.


U.S. markets, Dec. 9-13

U.S. markets took a hit during the week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 264.84 points, or 1.6% to 15,755.36. The broader S&P 500 Index tumbled nearly 30 points to 1,775.32. The Nasdaq Composite Index slipped 61.54 points to…




Teranga consolidates in Senegal

Teranga Gold (TSX: TGZ; US-OTC: TGCDF) finally has all of the Oromin Joint Venture Group (OJVG) in Senegal to itself.


Logging core at the Kamoa copper project in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Credit: Ivanhoe Mines

Ivanhoe outlines major copper mine at Kamoa

VANCOUVER — Years ago, he called Voisey’s Bay a game-changer for the global nickel game. After that he labelled Oyu Tolgoi a world-class copper project. Only a few weeks ago he called a high-grade platinum, palladium, rhodium and…


Editorial: The two lions of Southern Africa

The mining community in Canada probably has more connections to South Africa than any other group in the country, and so the death of Nelson Mandela on Dec. 5 provided many miners here with time to reflect on the man’s leadership, as well…


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. 



Banro drives towards more production in the DRC

Banro’s (TSX: BAA; NYSE-MKT: BAA) third-quarter results show that the company — with expanding gold operations in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo — is tracking in the right direction.


Lucara’s Karowe a veritable cash machine

Cash — the one thing investors trust these days — continues to flow into Lucara Diamond’s (TSX: LUC) coffers from the sale of its world class diamonds and the market continues to applaud its efforts.


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