Lucara Diamond CEO just getting started
“I don’t ever believe in using the word try,” says William Lamb, the current driving force behind Lucara Diamond (LUC-T). “If you try, you are setting yourself up for failure….
Africa
Miners give back in Toronto and Mali
Centamin battles legal challenge from Egyptian court
VANCOUVER — Toronto-listed gold miner Centamin (CEE-T, CEY-L) has run into legal issues at its flagship Sukari operation near the Red Sea in southeastern Egypt. On Oct. 30, Centamin acknowledged that the Egyptian administrative court had…
Inside Friedland’s massive Ivanplats prospectus
Mining magnate Robert Friedland looks poised to take the market by storm yet again, with an aggressive portfolio of advanced-stage base and precious metal properties in Africa underpinning an initial public offering (IPO) for Ivanplats (IVP-T),…
A love of gold brings together Blue Gold and Riverstone
Over the last 18 months Mark O’Dea, president and CEO of Blue Gold Mining (BGX-V), has kicked the tires of over 100 projects and companies in his quest to find something that would appeal to shareholders.
Highland Park boosts Keegan’s credibility
A group of the original founders and former executives of LionOre Mining are throwing their weight behind Keegan Resources (KGN-T, KGN-X), with a strategic alliance and private placement that further de-risks the junior’s Esaase gold…
Hana sells its Banana
Hana Mining (HMG-V) has managed to recoup some of recent losses for its shareholders thanks to, well, one of its shareholders.
Forsys Metals to combine Namibian projects
Forsys Metals (FSY-T) has updated the resource estimate for its Namibplaas uranium deposit and says it is now certain that it makes sense to combine its Namibplaas and nearby Valencia deposit 7 km to the southwest as a single feed to an…
Platinum Group thinking big on the Bushveld
VANCOUVER — With first phase construction well underway at Vancouver-based Platinum Group Metals (PTM-T, PLG-X) Western Bushveld joint-venture project 1 (WBJV 1), the company is now pushing forward at its promising Waterberg…
Frontier Rare Earths inks new deal with KORES
A little under a year ago, Korea’s government-owned mining and natural resources investment company signed a deal with Frontier Rare Earths (FRO-T) to take a 10% interest and get the rights to an equal percentage of future production from…
Complementary skill sets bring Blue Gold and Riverstone together
Over the last eighteen months Mark O’Dea, president and chief executive officer of Blue Gold Mining (BGX-V), has kicked the tires of over 100 projects and companies in his quest to find something that would appeal to shareholders.
Inside Friedland’s Ivanplats prospectus
VANCOUVER — Canadian mining magnate Robert Friedland looks poised to take the market by storm yet again, with an aggressive portfolio of advanced-stage base and precious metal properties in Africa underpinning an initial public offering…