Editorial: Boka broken; Southwestern withers
If you like to catch companies slipping bad news into the market, it’s always wise to stick around your computer after the markets close on Fridays.
Africa
Frederick William Wink
Obituary Frederick William Wink, entrepreneur and inventor of the portable diamond drill known as the Winkie, has passed away. He was 92. In addition to inventing three kinds of drills,…
Artisanals helping African Gold Group in Ghana
Miners have long been divided about having artisanal miners on their concessions. While the activity can at times l…
Finkolo gold results lift Etruscan (November 06, 2007)
Vancouver – Etruscan Resources (EET-T) sinking share price got a little boost after the company released drill res…
Katanga and Nikanor to form African copper powerhouse
Katanga Mining (KAT-T) and Nikanor (NKR-L) plan to create Africas biggest copper producer and the worlds biggest …
Bayswater to absorb Northern Canadian Uranium (November 05, 2007)
Vancouver — Bayswater Uranium (BAY-V, BYSWF-O) has inked a deal to take over Northern Canadian Uranium (NCA-V, NCADF-O) for its property portfolio in Wyoming’s Powder River basin, northern Saskatchew…
Delay at Tenke Fungurume (November 05, 2007)
Base metal markets will have to wait a bit longer to see some of the massive stores of minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s copper belt.
Uranium One down on lower production targets
Longer than expected commissioning times and an inability to secure sulphuric acid have conspired to force Uranium …
Birim plans further drilling after first resource estimate at Tinga Far East
Birim Goldfields (BGI-T) has increased its resource estimate on its Tinga property in Ghana by 62% for a total of 2…
Nevsun closing in on Eritrean mining licence
The Eritrean government and Vancouver-based Nevsun Resources (NSU-T, NSU-X) have hammered out a deal over how much …
Rockwell Set to Boost Diamond Values
Vancouver — Rockwell Diamonds (RDI-V, RDIAF-O) has brought in some help to increase realized value from its large and “special” stones produced at alluvial operations in the Kimberley region of South…
Burkina Faso Red Hot for Gold Deals
Normally at this time of year, the only thing heating up in the vast, dry Sahel of Burkina Faso is its red sands. But with two deals involving two of the more prominent Canadian-based junior gold comp…