Axmin cuts new gold at Bambari
Shares in Axmin (AXM-V) were 8, or 10%, higher at 86 in afternoon trading on Feb. 5, after the junior announced t…
Africa
Orezone extends Bondi’s Main zone
Ongoing reverse-circulation by Orezone Resources (ORZ-T) has extended the Main zone at the company’s Bondi project…
West African rains dampen Iamgold’s output
All in all, 2003 was a productive year for Iamgold (IMG-T), which cranked out 421,000 attributable ounces at a weig…
Mano River, DiamondWorks fancy Sierra Leone’s diamonds
Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Natural Resources has awarded London-based explorer Mano River Resources (MNO-V) an excl…
Red Back expands Chirano (January 29, 2004)
Perth, Australia-based Red Back Mining figures its latest round of drilling has boosted the size and economics of i…
New drilling suggests Essakan grade may rise
A ten-hole reverse-circulation drilling program at the Essakan gold deposit in northeastern Burkina Faso has confir…
Etruscan cuts high-grade at Finkolo
Ongoing reverse-circulation drilling on the Finkolo gold project in Mali has returned some high-grade intercepts fo…
St. Jude cuts more gold at Benso (January 26, 2004)
Vancouver — St. Jude Resources (SJD-V) has released more encouraging drill results from the Benso concession in Gh…
Diamond Fields’ shares sink
Shares in marine diamond miner Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) dove 15, or 25%, to 45 in early trading in To…
Anooraq lines up BEE PGM partner
Not waiting for South African legislation aimed at a more inclusive mining industry to be chiselled in stone, Anoor…
First Quantum cuts cobalt at Lufua
The discovery of cobalt-bearing sulphide minerals in drill cuttings form the Lufua zone in the Democratic Republic…
Alcan takes charge at Coega
An ongoing review of Pechiney assets has prompted Montreal-based aluminum giant Alcan (AL-T) to book an impairment…