Phelps approves construction at Tenke Fungurume
Vancouver – US giant Phelps Dodge (PD-N) has handed a newly elected government in the Democratic Republic of Congo …
Africa
North Atlantic pins resource number on FT
Following a review of its drill data, North Atlantic Resources (NAC-T) has calculated an initial resource for its F…
Denison eyeing expansion with OmegaCorp bid
Vancouver – Denison Mines (DML-T) a company with deep roots in the Canadian uranium mining sector, is set to take o…
Rubicon to spin off African and Newfoundland assets
It’s been a long time coming, but there is light at the end of the tunnel for Rubicon Minerals (RMX-T, RBY-X), whic…
News – 28-NOV-06
Expansions for Gold Fields’ Tarkwa mine
Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-L, GOGOF-J) has decided to nearly triple the throughput capacity of its carbon-in-leach pla…
Entre takes the long view in Mongolia
Ulaanbaatar — The introduction of windfall taxes on gold and copper last spring coupled with talk of government earn-ins on “strategic” deposits stopped many foreign exploration companies in Mongolia…
Lonmin bids for AfriOre
Platinum producer Lonmin (LMNIF-O, LMI-L) has reached an agreement to acquire AfriOre (AFO-T, AFOFF-O) in an all-cash deal.
Gold Fields, Sino Gold tighten up
Already holding a significant stake in Australian gold producer Sino Gold (SGX-A), South African mining house Gold …
Belahouro Numbers Positive
Goldbelt Resources (GLD-V, GLDDF-O) is ready to start preproduction work at its Belahouro project in north-central Burkina Faso after receiving a prefeasibility study on production from the Inata depo…
Great Quest Drills Out Djambaye
A resource estimate prepared for Great Quest Metals (GQ-V, GQMLF-O) on its Djambaye 2 gold prospect in the Kenieba gold belt of western Mali shows a preliminary resource of just over 130,000 oz.
La Mancha’s Partnership With Areva Pays Off
In the span of less than a year, La Mancha Resources (LMA-T, LACHF-O) has gone from just another junior exploration company trading on the TSX Venture Exchange, to a TSX-listed gold producer with the …