Tiger into high-grade Kipoi copper in DRC
Tiger Resources (TGS-T, TGS-A) has a firmer grasp of the economics of its copper-rich Kipoi deposit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Now it must wait to see how firm its grip is on the r…
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South Africa could restrict uranium exports
South Africa may soon limit uranium exports to ensure the country will be able to satisfy its own demand for the radioactive metal.
Banro raises funds in tough market
These are hard days for Canadian junior gold miners. And Banro’s (BAA-T, BAA-X) recent financing depicts just h…
Editorial: Conflicts and confusion
While the crash in junior mining stocks started to level off during the week ended Aug. 30, the 35th trading week of 2008, there remained quite a few open-ended, confusing situations for miners and th…
DRC sounds sour note on Tenke
Words from the mouth of a mines ministry official of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have been anything but music to the ears of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) and Lundin Mining (LUN-…
CPM releases vanadium study
New York City-based CPM Group has released its 2008 vanadium industry outlook. The report forecasts that the demand…
Tiger moving on high grade DRC deposit
Tiger Resources (TGS-T, TGS-A) has a firmer grip on the economics of its copper rich deposit in the Democratic Repu…
Orezone closes US$40 million debt facility
Orezone Resources (OZN-T, OZN-X) has closed the first of what will be several multi-million dollar debt facilitie…
Citibank rates Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold a “buy”
Despite concerns that the Democratic Republic of the Congo will take more cash and a greater share of the massive T…
Navasota unperturbed by Rio’s troubles in Guinea
VANCOUVER –Christopher Wild, the president and CEO of Navasota Resources (NAV-V, NAORF-O), doesn’t have any grand delusions about his company’s giant bauxite property in Guinea, West Africa.
MagIndustries boosts Kouilou reserve
Four months after nailing a 25-year licence to mine potash in the Republic of Congo, in Equatorial Africa, MagIndustries (MAA-V, MAAFF-O) has filed an updated technical report and reserve and resource…
Axmin’s permits restricted in Central African Republic (August 29, 2008)
A decree by the Central African Republic to restrict permits valid for a number of minerals to gold alone is a dev…