Crown Diamonds and Petra plan merger
Vancouver – A proposed marriage between Australian-listed Crown Diamonds and South African based, AIM-listed Petra…
Africa
First Quantum to speed up production at Kansanshi
The Kansanshi copper mine in northwestern Zambia will go into production at a higher rate, under a plan unveiled by…
Red Back discovers more gold near Chirano
Vancouver –Stream sediment and soil sampling, trenching and drilling has led to the discovery of fourteen gold dep…
Fiscal agreement opens door for Kwale development
Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) expects to begin construction later in the year on its Kwale mineral-sands project in sout…
Dynatec takes over full interest in Ambatovy
In a shares-for-property deal with Phelps Dodge (PD-N), Dynatec (DY-T) has taken over full ownership of the Ambatov…
Lonmin forges ahead after repairs (January 27, 2005)
Repairs have been completed, testing has been done and as of next week, production is expected to be back to normal…
Rio Tinto ramps up diamond mine in Zimbabwe
With its small size and risky location, Murowa won’t be making the cover of Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N) annual report any t…
Pan African Resources cuts gold in Ghana
London-based Pan African Resources (PAF-AIM) has cut significant gold in reverse circulation holes at its Wa gold p…
Burnstone gold resource up
Great Basin Gold (GBG-T) has significantly increased the gold resource at its Burnstone project, 80 km southeast of…
Semafo soars on production projection
Shares in Semafo (SMF-T) jumped more than 10% on Jan. 20, after the company said it had boosted gold production by…
Increased ore reserves at Semafo’s Mana property
Drill results from the Wona deposit have helped to increase ore reserves at Semafo’s (SMF-T) Mana property, 200 km…
Orezone digs deeper at Essakan
Drilling by Orezone Resources (OZN-T) on the Essakan gold project in Burkina Faso, West Africa, has extended the Es…