Etruscan cuts high-grade at Finkolo
Ongoing reverse-circulation drilling on the Finkolo gold project in Mali has returned some high-grade intercepts fo…
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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…
Tasiast permitted
The government of Mauritania has awarded Defiance Mining (DM-T) an exploitation permit for its Tasiast gold project…
AMF advances at Kolwezi
America Mineral Fields’ (AMZ-T) Kolwezi cobalt-copper tailings project in the Democratic Republic of Congo has take…
Tasiast yields gold
Tasiast yields goldMetallurgical test work by SGS Lakefield Research indicates gold recoveries of 94-95% from b…
Cassidy cuts Guinean gold
Vancouver A second bout of drilling by Cassidy Gold (CDY-V) has confirmed the high-grade nature of the Kouroussa…
Klipspringer trips over exchange rate klip
The rising South African rand has forced SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) to suspend operations at its Klipspringer di…
Golden Star ends year on high note
Denver-based Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) is closing out 2003 with better-than-expected output from its flagship B…