Pelangio to create spin-off
Tired of feeling neglected by the market Pelangio Mines (PLG-T) announced it will spin-off some of its assets into …
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Caledonia Mining signs off-take agreement with Chinese refiner
Caledonia Mining Corporation (CAL-T, CALVF-O, CMCL-L) has teamed up with an undisclosed Chinese refiner, signing an…
South African power crisis shuts down mines (January 25, 2008)
Vancouver – A nationwide energy crunch in South Africa has hit the country’s powerful mining sector hard with its m…
Platinum Group Metals fine tunes feasibility
Vancouver – Platinum Group Metals (PTM-T, PLG-X) along with Western Bushveld joint venture (WBJV) partners Anglo Pl…
Mano River looks to boost Liberian gold tally
Vancouver – A new round of drilling recently initiated by Mano River Resources (MNO-V, MANA-L) on its New Liberty g…
New resource estimate for Sunridge Gold’s Asmara deposits in Eritrea
New resource estimates for two of four deposits at Sunridge Gold’s (SGC-V, SGCNF-O) Asmara project show a significa…
Pan African proving up Africa’s big island
Pan African Mining (PAF-V) wants to further the mining momentum that is taking hold of Madagascar.The world’s f…
First Quantum 2007 copper output up 24%
Vancouver – First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) produced roughly 500 million lbs. (226,693 tonnes) of copper in 20…
Tanzanian assay results buoy Continental Nickel
In one field season exploration newcomer Continental Nickel (CNI-V) has discovered six nickel-sulphide zones near s…
First Uranium builds new plant
Capital costs for First Uranium’s (FIU-T, FURAF-O) Buffelsfontein gold-uranium tailings recovery project in South Africa have increased 76% to US$260 million, compared with a preliminary assessment es…
Zambia to raise mining taxes
Vancouver — A significantly increased effective tax rate is bad news for companies interested in mining in Zambia, but it seems proposed hikes in the country’s mining taxes will not affect those majo…
Nevsun’s Bisha project gets green light in Eritrea
Nevsun Resources (NSU-T, NSU-X) is poised to become the first Western company to build a mine in Eritrea.