Political instability is a risk that mining companies must be prepared to take in many parts of Africa, as United Reef (URP-T) discovered earlier this year when insurgents captured part of Bangui, the…
It has been a long time coming, but Canadian junior Oro Blanco Resources (ORBL-C) has managed to acquire a sizable land package in the Oro Blanco gold district of southwestern Arizona.Although gold ex…
Toronto-based World Wide Minerals (WWS-T) has reached a preliminary agreement with La Paz-based Yi Chuan Gold to explore the Yi Chuan gold property in Bolivia.The 38-sq.-km property lies 240 km north …
Consulting firm Behre Dolbear has submitted to the government of Niger its initial recommendations for privatizing the country’s mining industry.From a database of 451 known mineral occurrences, Behre…
An engineering firm has been retained by America Mineral Fields (AMZ-V) to carry out a preliminary feasibility study for the past-producing Kipushi zinc mine in Zaire.London-based Techpro Mining and M…
Toronto-based Caledonia Mining (CAL-T) has released results from the second round of drilling at its Kadola West copper-cobalt prospect in the southern extension of the Zambian copper belt.Six of eigh…
Junior Adrian Resources (ADL-T) and Teck (TEK-T) have resolved their differences over further feasibility work at the former’s Petaquilla property in Panama.The major has agreed to complete a final fe…
Diamond drilling by its joint-venture partner has increased the extent of mineralization at Pangea Goldfields’ (PDG-T) Kahama gold project in northwestern Tanzania.Results have been reported from six …
A drill program is attempting to determine the similarity between the Kalahari gold property in Botswana and the Witwatersrand basin in neighboring South Africa.The 10,434-sq.-km Kalahari project is b…
The federal government’s recent 2-week trade mission to Asia, which included provincial leaders and business leaders, has resulted in a multi-million-dollar deal for Fording Coal.The Calgary-based com…
Checked in its bid for a 32% stake in Anvil Range Mining (ARO-T), Mineral Resources (MIC-T) says it has been “forced to re-evaluate” its offer for outstanding shares of the company.Mineral Resources m…
Montreal-based Lyon Lake Mines (LLL-M) has resumed drilling at its Canamazo gold concession in Costa Rica.The new campaign will include 5,000 metres of reverse-circulation drilling, with the first 1,2…
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