Gold Fields’ South African miners killed
The past couple of weeks have been tragic ones for Gold Fields (GFI-N) employees after a series of unrelated accidents claimed 13 lives at two of the company’s South African assets.
Africa
Banro reports strong intersects at Namoya gold project (May 12, 2008)
Highlights from pre-feasibility drilling at Banro’s (BAA-T, BAA-X) Namoya project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo include 18.6 metres grading 20.15 grams gold per tonne and 7.3 metres grading …
Centamin thinks deep thoughts at Sukari
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA–The Sukari gold project in Egypt’s eastern desert has added resources and reserves so quickly over the past three years that owner Centamin Egypt (CEE-T, CEY-L) has become a …
Lihir Gold and Equigold merger will create global gold major
A diversified portfolio of producing mines, low cash costs and a growth pipeline are the upshot of a merger between Lihir Gold (LGG-T, LIHR-Q) and Equigold (EQI-A), the companies say.
Equinox poised to produce uranium by 2010 (May 07, 2008)
Vancouver – A positive feasibility study has given Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQMIF-O) the confidence it needs to add…
Oromin rewarded for rapid pace at Sabodala
Vancouver – It’s a golden cycle for Oromin Explorations (OLE-V): strong drill results prompt the company to add mor…
China builds US$140m uranium mine in Niger
In a sign of China’s growing interest in securing metal supplies in Africa, two state-owned Chinese companies have …
T’is the season to merge: Lihir Gold and Equigold next up
A diversified portfolio of producing mines, low cash costs and a growth pipeline are the upshot of a proposed merge…
Banro reports strong intersects at Namoya gold project (April 29, 2008)
Highlights from pre-feasibility drilling at Banro’s (BAA-T, BAA-X) Namoya project in the Democratic Republic of Con…
SEMAFO rides the ups and downs of West African geology
For SEMAFO (SMF-T) the quest to become the next mid-tier producer via West African assets has been an up and down a…
Novel geophysics technology identifies deep drill targets in Athabasca
Two of the Athabasca basin’s junior explorers have made a significant advance in geophysics that could aid exploration for deep deposits. And the implications of the technology — which uses electric …
Private Thai group to buy Pan African Mining (April 28, 2008)
Hungry for new coal properties outside Southeast Asia, Asia Thai Mining is buying Pan African Mining( PAF-V, PAFRF-O)at an 84.3% premium over the Vancouverbased junior’s 20-day average trading price.