Africa



Construction workers at Sherritt's  Ambatovy project. Source: Sherritt International

Sherritt reports loss but boosts dividend on back of Ambatovy

Sherritt International (S-T) had to shoulder some of the same industry wide hardships as lower commodity prices and higher costs, but the company signaled its bullishness for the future by increasing its dividend despite reporting a fourth…



At the mid-January launch ceremony at the Bissa gold mine in Burkina Faso, from front left: Matthew Wilcox, Bissa Gold general director; Nikolai Zelensky, Nordgold CEO; and Philip Baum, Nordgold chairman. Source: Nordgold

Nordgold opens Bissa mine in Burkina Faso

BISSA, BURKINA FASO — Just 15 months after starting construction, Nordgold (NORD-L) has entered production at its Bissa open-pit gold mine in Burkina Faso, located in the rural commune of Sabce, 100 km north of the capital Ouagadougou.



A trench at Energizer Resources' Green Giant graphite project in Madagascar. Photo by Matthew Keevil

Energizer outlines graphite economics

VANCOUVER — A busy 12 months for Toronto-based explorer Energizer Resources (EGZ-T) culminated on Feb. 26 with the release of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Molo graphite deposit, 145 km southeast of the city of Toliara in…


Ore-processing facilities at Semafo's Mana gold mine in Burkina Faso. Source: Semafo

Semafo’s Siou does not disappoint

Semafo (SMF-T) discovered the Siou gold mineralized sector in the southern sector of its Mana property in Burkina Faso during the third quarter of 2012, and has lost little time carving out an initial inferred resource. If advanced to…


Energizer outlines graphite economics in Madagascar

VANCOUVER — A busy twelve months for Toronto-based explorer Energizer Resources (EGZ-T) culminated on Feb. 26 with the release of a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Molo graphite deposit 145 km southeast of the city of Toliara…


The processing plant at Semafo's Mana property in Burkina Faso. Source: Semafo

Semafo’s Siou does not disappoint

Semafo (SMF-T) discovered the Siou mineralized sector in the southern sector of its Mana property in Burkina Faso during the third quarter of 2012 and has lost little time carving out an initial inferred resource. If advanced to production, the…




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