Africa

Paladin Energy posts quarterly results

Pure-play uranium producer Paladin Energy (PDN-T) with two uranium mines in Africa produced 1.93 million pounds of uranium in the three months ended Sept. 30, down 5.8% from the June quarter due to a planned 16-day maintenance shutdown at its…


Amara targets higher grades with Sega PEA

VANCOUVER — West African gold producer Amara Mining (AMZ-T, AMA-L) — formerly Cluffs Gold — is hoping to breathe new life into its 78%-owned Kalsaka gold operation 150km northwest of Burkina Faso’s capital, Ouagadougou.


Keegan gets major endorsement, new management

A group of the original founders and former executives of LionOre Mining are throwing their weight behind Keegan Resources (KGN-T) with a strategic alliance and private placement that further de-risks the junior’s Esaase gold project in…


Keegan Resources gets the love

Shares of Keegan Resources (KGN-T, KGN-X) surged 17.8% or 54¢ to close at $3.58 on the back of a new resource estimate for its 90%-owned Esaase gold project in Ghana and confirmation that the company plans to take a more selective approach…



Equipment at Great Basin Gold's Hollister gold mine in Nevada's Carlin trend, in more optimistic days in 2010. Photo by The Northern Miner

Great Basin’s great descent

Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBG-X) continues to tumble under a delisting review by the Toronto Stock Exchange, following the market response to the company suspending its Burnstone gold mine in South Africa.


Helio gets the numbers on SMP

Helio Resource (HRC-V) looks to have a promising project on its hands . . .  especially if it can prove up the integrity of a future pit wall.


Keegan trims projected capital costs at Esaase

Dundee Capital Markets has hiked its 12-month target price on Keegan Resources (KGN-T, KGN-X) by $1.50 to $5.50 per share after the West Africa-focused junior outlined ways of cutting capital costs by as much as US$246 million at its flagship…


Banro's Twangiza gold project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo by Banro

Twangiza starts commercial production

Three years ago the area around Banro’s (BAA-T, BAA-N) Twangiza gold deposit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had no passable roads, power, workable infrastructure or skilled mining labour. Today, the Twangiza oxide mine near the…



Orezone trumpets 5M oz. gold deposit

Three months after finalizing a US$27-million deal with Cluff Gold (CFG-T) for its Sega gold project in Burkina Faso, Ottawa-based explorer Orezone Gold (ORE-T) looks to have another West African success story on its hands, with a world-class…


Twangiza starts commercial production

 Three years ago the area around Banro Corp.’s (BAA-T, BAA-N) Twangiza gold deposit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo had no passable roads, power, workable infrastructure or skilled mining labour. Today the Twangiza oxide mine…


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