Anglo Aluminum looks to sell Guinea bauxite projects
Although Anglo Aluminum (ALU-V) is looking for a buyer for its sizeable Guinean bauxite project, the company i…
Africa
Canadian miners wait to see implications of regime change in Niger
The indefinite tenure of Niger’s President Mamadou Tandja has been cut short and Canadian junior miners in the…
A glance at Equinox’s Lumwana mine
Equinox Minerals Ltd. (EQN-T, EQN-A) has secured a US$400 million corporate loan facility from four commercial…
Work pays off for Rockwell Diamonds
Vancouver – After a rocky 2009 marred by a hostile takeover bid and extreme cuts in diamond demand that slas…
Centamin reports on historic quarter
It was a historic quarter for Centamin Egypt (CEE-T, CEY-L) as it marked the first gold production from its ma…
Katanga coming back to life
The storm of the financial crisis is now behind Katanga Mining (KAT-T) and the company is looking to its opera…
Volta gets solid grades at Kiaka gold project
The latest batch of assays from Volta Resources (VTR-T) Kiaka gold project in Burkina Faso continue to show lo…
Zimbabwe and the appetite for risk
Six to nine months ago when Ian Saunders tried to get a meeting with the investment community in Toronto or Va…
Permit issue causes financial setback for First Uranium
First Uranium (FIU-T) has gone into capital conservation mode following the South African government’s u…
Commentary: Stop buying and selling blood diamonds
Severe human rights violations, including murder, rape and forced labor, have taken place in the diamond fie…
Commentary: Zimbabwe abuses require urgent attention
For more than a year, the World Diamond Council (WDC) has voiced its concerns regarding allegations of human…
China plays preferred banker to miners at the dawn of the Asian Century
If anyone still doubts that the seismic shift of financial power from West to East is fully underway they need…