Landen drills in Ivory Coast
Vancouver – Landen Capital (LAN-V) has hit good copper and nickel grades as part of polymetallic drill results…
Africa
B2Gold expands potential of Nicaraguan gold mines (May 31, 2010)
VANCOUVER — B2Gold (BTO-T) has hit long and high-grade gold intercepts as part of a drill program to extend the life of its 100%-owned La Libertad open-pit gold mine in central Nicaragua.
Riverstone releases first Nami results (May 31, 2010)
VANCOUVER — Riverstone Resources (RVS-V) had already defined four gold deposits at its Karma project in Burkina Faso and was starting to move those ounces towards production when local artisanal mine…
More hurdles for First Quantum in DRC
Vancouver – The situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo has gone from bad to worse for First Quantum (FM…
Who will follow Australia’s lead on mining tax? (May 18, 2010)
The global mining team at UBS Investment Research is fingering Brazil, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mo…
New gold zone lifts African Aura
African Aura Mining (AUR-V) has hit upon a new gold zone at its wholly owned New Liberty gold project in Liber…
Anglo American trims down; sells zinc assets to Vedanta
Anglo American (AAL-L, AAUK-Q) is selling zinc assets in Namibia, Ireland and South Africa to Vedanta Re…
Hana arranges $21-M financing
A little more than a week after announcing it had significantly increased its resource at the Ghanzi copper-silver project in northwestern Botswana, Hana Mining (HMG-V) is raising $21 million in a pri…
Volta Resources pulls golden core from Kiaka
VANCOUVER — A drill program aimed at defining a maiden resource at the Kiaka project in Burkina Faso continues to produce near-surface lengths of gold mineralization for Volta Resources (VTR-T).
Perseus on brink of developing Ghanaian gold mine
VANCOUVER — The last year has been a busy one for Perseus Mining (PRU-T, PRU-A) — in those 12 months, the Australian-based explorer has raised more than $125 million in three financings, completed a…
Semafo cuts Samira Hill costs by $70 per oz.
Semafo (SMF-T) expects mining costs at its Samira Hill gold mine in Niger to be 30% cheaper after a $19-millio…
Red Back Mining gets boost from Kinross Gold
Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N) is investing $600 million for a 9.4% stake in Red Back Mining (RBI-T) through a priv…