MDN eyes Eritrean targets (August 31, 2005)
Channel sampling on the contiguous Seroa and Seroa Hill exploration licenses in Eritrea have turned up two new mine…
Africa
St. Jude boosts Hwini-Butre interest to 80%
Vancouver – St. Jude Resources (SJD-V) has served notice it intends to exercise its call option, buying out Crew Go…
Tasiast a go, Salave a question (August 22, 2005)
Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) says it does not expect a recent coup in Mauritania to have an impact on its plan to …
AfriOre tests Witwatersrand extension
Vancouver Partners AfriOre (AFO-T) and OTC-listed Wits Basin Precious Minerals (WITM) are planning to drill a new…
Semafo takes Mana to the bank
A proposed 92,000-oz.-per-year gold operation at the Mana gold project in Burkina Faso should be profitable, accord…
Jilbey shareholders approve West African wedding
Shareholders of Jilbey Gold Exploration (JLB-V) have voted 99.3% in favour of merging with High River Gold Mines (H…
Editorial: The DRC’s fresh start
It’s time to get optimistic again about mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. No, really; we’re serious….
Sumitomo to take 25% of Ambatovy
Equal partners Dynatec (DY-T) and Impala Platinum (IMPUY-P) have unveiled Japanese-based trading company Sumitomo (…
Semafo enjoys record-breaking July
High grades and increased mill availability helped Montreal-based Semafo (SMF-T) produce a record 18,587 oz. of gol…
First Quantum rides copper wave
Vancouver – Increased mine output and soaring metal prices pushed African copper producer First Quantum Minerals (F…
Avnel buoyed by gold discovery in Mali
Vancouver Based on encouraging results from an exploratory drill program, Avnel Gold Mining (AVK-T) is planning t…
Equinox rises on Lumwana financing
Shares in Equinox Minerals (EQN-T) were a dime, or more than 18%, higher at 65 in brisk afternoon trading in Toron…