Navasota proves up 400-million tonne bauxite resource
Vancouver – After drilling more than 2,000 holes into its Koba project in Guinea Navasota Resources (NAV-V) has a b…
Africa
Record Production For Semafo
At a time when miners have been hard pressed to deliver good news, Semafo (SMF-T, SEMFF-O) has managed to pull out a nugget for the market.
New CEO Not Looking To Transform Barrick
Despite his relative youth, Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N)new president and CEO, Aaron Regent, has taken some of Canada’s largest companies through difficult times.
Mining Moguls Add Star Power To Women In Mining Fundraiser
Philanthropist Frank Giustra, investment entrepreneur Eric Sprott and gold mining magnate Robert McEwen have agreed to meet with the winners of an unusual contest organized by Women in Mining (WIM) to…
Red Back raises $150 million
Vancouver – Red Back Mining (RBI-T) is riding the gold tide and raising money again. It was only two months ago tha…
Barrick holds strong in Tanzania
Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) North Mara mine in Tanzania has had its share of problems.
Anvil rises on new mining contracts in DRC
Vancouver – The biggest copper producer in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has finalized mining contract r…
Not so much African Copper
African Copper (ACU-T, ACU-L) is closing the doors on its Mowana mine in Botswana.
Centamin to raise at least $60M
Vancouver – The Pharaohs would be envious. Centamin Egypt (CEE-T, CEY-L) is raising $60 million for its 9 mil…
Botswana returning copper-silver hits for Hana Mining
Vancouver – New results from the Ghanzi copper-silver project in Botswana show promising grades for owner Hana Mini…
Great Western Minerals looks to South Africa for rare earths
As China continually tightens its reigns on rare earth exports, Great Western Minerals Group (GWG-V) is trying to s…
Regent takes reins at Barrick
It is not every day that the world’s largest gold company changes leaders at the helm, but such a rare day occurr…