Much as pioneering mineral exploration in northern Canada relied on the maps drafted by government surveys, the efforts of development agencies to provide a geological data base for West Africa have b…
South African mining house Johannesburg Consolidated Investment (JCI) is constructing a new underground chrome mine at its existing operations at Thorncliffe, near Lydenburg, South Africa.Development …
Champion Resources (CHL-V) has completed a private placement financing of 1.7 million units at a price of 65cents each, for total proceeds of $1.1 million.Each unit consists of one common share and a …
Vancouver-based junior First Quantum Minerals (FM-V) soon will have two operating mines in Africa.First Quantum’s primary project in Africa is the Bwana Mkubwa copper mine, situated within a 5,615-ha …
The world’s leading marketer of diamonds, De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-N), is strengthening its presence in Canada by opening an office in Vancouver, an emerging diamond mining centre.Under the m…
Residents, past and present, of Ymir, in south eastern British Columbia, are invited to a town reunion scheduled for Aug. 1-2.Situated south of Nelson, the town was founded in 1897 and named after Ymi…
Wednesday, January 21, 1998Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$291.90+ $6.00Silver*$ 5.80…
Zambia has undergone a remarkable economic transformation during the last few years, as large parts of its economic engine, state-owned Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines, have been broken off and sold …
Ugandan officials are counting on Banff Resources (BFF-V) to lead the East African country back to a significant level of metal production.Uganda’s mining industry has spent about two decades in the d…
Toronto-based AmCan Minerals (AMF-V) has completed negotiations to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Oriole Mining.Oriole’s assets include five major diamond-bearing properties in Angola, thre…
A new treatment plant installed by Nora Exploration (NXI-M) is operating on schedule and below estimated cost at the company’s diamond project in Ghana.The junior says the plant, which consists of two…
Best known for its attempt to acquire a stake in the Busang project in Indonesia, Minorca Resources (mar-t) has since shifted its focus to Africa.The Toronto-based junior recently signed an agreement …
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