AfriOre tests Witwatersrand extension
Vancouver Partners AfriOre (AFO-T) and OTC-listed Wits Basin Precious Minerals (WITM) are planning to drill a new…
Africa
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…
Sold, down the river (July 14, 2005)
The Kelian gold mill, bought from Rio Tinto (RTP-N) by Guinor Gold (GNR-T), has started its journey from interior K…
Lugushwa trenches show good widths (July 08, 2005)
Trench samples taken by Banro (BAA-T) at the Lugushwa gold project in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo indi…
Thistle restructuring goes through
The debt-to-equity conversion plan to get Thistle Mining (THT-T) out of insolvency is complete, and a new board of …