Caledonia sees 102% rise in 2011’s gold output
Caledonia Mining (cal-t, cmcl-l) says total gold production for 2011 more than doubled at its Blanket mine in southwestern Zimbabwe, pushing its stock up nearly 9%.
Africa
Infill results drive Hana higher
Shares of Hana Mining (HMG-V) closed 7.2% higher at $1.49 per share after the company reported some of the best intercepts yet of copper-silver mineralization in the Banana Zone at the company’s Ghanzi project in Botswana.
African Metals held up by violence and rain
National elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have held up African Metals (AFR-V) in the development of its Luisha South copper and cobalt project.
Tigray on the hunt for another Bisha
Recent drilling at Tigray Resources’ (TIG-V) flagship Harvest copper-gold-silver project in northern Ethiopia has returned several high-grade intercepts, including 21 metres grading 5.7% copper, 1.5 grams gold per tonne, 18 grams silver per…
Brilliant Resources looks to shine in Equatorial Guinea
Vancouver – There are few countries in the world without active mineral exploration, but before Brilliant Resources (BLT-V) showed up Equatorial Guinea was one of them.
Rockgate bulks up resources at Falea
Rockgate Capital (rgt-t) recently reported a 258% increase in the contained uranium resource in the measured and indicated category at the Falea project in western Mali.
Kinross tumbles as it scrambles to cut costs
Kinross Gold’s shares fell 20% a day after the company said it’s reviewing its three growth projects to improve “capital allocation, project sequencing and investment returns.”
Tigray on the hunt for another Bisha
Recent drilling at Tigray Resources’ (TIG-V) flagship Harvest copper-gold-silver project in northern Ethiopia has returned several new high-grade intercepts, including 21 metres grading 5.7% copper, 1.5 grams gold per tonne, 18 grams silver per…
First Uranium to reduce its workforce by half at Ezulwini
First Uranium (FIU-T) says it may cut up to 1,850 jobs at the Ezulwini gold-uranium mine in South Africa because it cannot sustain production levels.
First Quantum exits DRC on a high note
First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) is putting an end to its troubles in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by agreeing to sell its DRC assets and drop any related legal claims for US$1.25 billion.
PMI Gold sets out financials for fast-growing Obotan project
Vancouver – Australia-based PMI Gold (PMV-V, PVM-A) has outlined a 205,000-oz.-gold-per-year operation in a prefeasibility study on its Obotan gold project in Ghana.
Helio high on southern Tanzania
Helio Resource Corp. (HRC-V) continues to show that Tanzania has plenty of gold potential further south than most Western investors would have it.