Axmin tallies Sierra Leone gold resource (October 23, 2006)
Axmin (AXM-V, AXMIF-O) has released an initial resource estimate for its grassroots Komahun prospect, which forms part of its Nimini Hills project in Sierra Leone.
Africa
African Copper to go ahead at Dukwe (October 23, 2006)
African Copper (ACU-T, AFNCF-O, ACU-L) will start construction of a mine at the Dukwe copper project in Botswana, with the hope of starting production in 2008.
Editorial: Kimberley in America: three years on
More than three years into the international adoption of the Kimberley process for the tracking and certification of rough diamond trading, a new report by the United States Government Accountability…
603-ct Lesotho diamond sells for US$12M
South African Diamond (Safdico), the manufacturing arm of London-based jeweller Laurence Graff, paid US$12.36 million for the 603-carat “Lesotho Promise Diamond” found at the Letseng diamond mine in L…
TEAL bumps up inferred resources at Otjikoto
A successful drilling program at TEAL Exploration & Mining’s (TL-T, TEL-J) Otjikoto gold project in Namibia has bol…
Great Quest drills out Djambaye (October 13, 2006)
A resource estimate prepared for Great Quest Metals (GQ-V) on its Djambaye 2 gold prospect in the Kenieba gold …
Editorial: Kimberley in America — three years on
More than three years into the international adoption of the Kimberley process for the tracking and certification o…
Strength of Akanani holds AfriOre’s share price
A weak South African rand and a black empowerment related commitment combined to take a bite out of exploration jun…
Newmont readies market for shortfalls
Vancouver — The world’s second-largest gold producer, Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N), has given notice that bullion output from its mines will temporarily decline until it can bring new development pr…
Axmin tallies Sierra Leone gold resource (October 05, 2006)
Axmin (AXM-V) has released an initial resource estimate for its grassroots Komahun prospect, which forms part of it…
Volta Power Cuts to Hit Gold Mines
Low water levels in the Volta River system have led the Ghanaian power generation agency, the Volta River Authority, to begin a program of load management that includes some power cuts to users, inclu…
Editorial: When Kipushi comes to shove (September 25, 2006)
In a battle now at the stage of competing advertisements in mining and business publications, Canada’s First Quantum Minerals and South Africa’s Kumba Resources have threatened legal action against co…