Africa

Drillers at Azimuth Resources' West Omai project in Guyana. Photo by Azimuth Resources

Guyana’s jungle holds rewards for gold explorers

When it comes to unearthing gold in a rough-and-tumble mining jurisdiction like Guyana, explorers are often faced with infrastructure-based speed bumps on the road to establishing an economic deposit. But at least two explorers are making…


Facilites at Banro's Twangiza open-pit gold mine near Bukavu in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo by Banro

Banro faces delay during Twangiza ramp-up

Just days after taking the keys from contract mine developer Banlaw Afrique, Canadian miner Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) has run into delays while comissioning its 100%-owned Twangiza open-pit gold mine, 45 km southwest of Bukavu in the Democractic…


Semafo drops the ball on West African project update

VANCOUVER — Quebec-based gold producer Semafo Inc. (SMF-T) found out just how punishing markets can be these days when the company released long-awaited exploration results at its Mana gold mine 200 kilometers west of Ouagadougou, Burkina…



Semafo hits new gold zone in Niger

Taking the time to have a look through old data has led to a new discovery for Semafo (SMF-T). The Montreal-based, West Africa-focused miner found a new mineralized trend at Samira Hill in Niger after pouring over a patchwork of historical…


RCMP investigates Cardero’s activities in Ghana

Despite promising early results from its Sheini iron ore project in Ghana, Cardero Resource (CDU-T) could be facing a few legal headaches.The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has launched an investigation into how Cardero won the…


La Mancha Resources' Ity open-pit gold mine in western Cte d'Ivoire. Photo by La Mancha Resources

La Mancha extends gold strike at Ity

International gold producer La Mancha Resources (LMA-T) unveiled good news at its Ity mine in Côte d’Ivoire in June, when the company released drill results that indicate gold mineralization beyond the operation’s in-pit…



Energizer Resources senior vice-president of operations Craig Scherba (right) and a local worker examine a trench at the Green Giant graphite project in Madagascar. Photo by Matthew Keevil

Energizer puts Molo’s graphite in fast lane

It has been a story of evolution by discovery for Energizer Resources (EGZ-T), a Toronto-based explorer with significant land holdings in southern Madagascar. The company was originally billed as a prospective vanadium producer — its…


Eastern Platinum's Mareesburg platinum project in South Africa, where development has been suspended. Photo by Eastern Platinum

Eastplats stung by platinum price drop

A softening platinum market is taking a bite out of miners as companies face shrinking margins and production challenges, especially in South Africa’s prolific Bushveld complex, which accounts for 72% of global platinum output.The…


Banro faces delay during Twangiza ramp-up

VANCOUVER — Just days after taking the keys from mine developer Banlaw Afrique, Canadian gold outfit Banro Corp. (BAA-T, BAA-X) has run into delays during the comissioning of its 100%-owned Twangiza open-pit mine 45 km southwest of Bukavu…



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