The increased interest in Africa’s mineral potential has prompted the government of Gabon to consider updating the mining legislation which it had adopted after independence in 1960. Situated on the w…
Ghana has a long history of gold production, with more than 41 million oz. having been produced since 1880. The country’s vast mineral potential is best exemplified by the Ashanti mine, which has been…
With the acquisition of a 100% interest in two producing kimberlite diamond mines in the Republic of South Africa, Vancouver-based Diamond Fields Resources (TSE) became Canada’s only high-quality gem …
The hunt for diamonds in Africa has taken Canadian mining companies to more than a dozen countries in the western, central and southern areas of the continent. Among the more popular countries, based …
The West African country of Ghana is undergoing aerial geophysical survey work, courtesy of Aerodat Inc. The Mississauga, Ont.-based company, which has been flying both non-exclusive fixed-wing and ex…
The nation of Zimbabwe takes its name from the ruins of the ancient empire of Monomotapa which thrived there for 1,200 years before European colonization. The ancients created a beehive of mining acti…
In the fall of 1994, Nevsun Resources (VSE) announced an agreement to acquire Canarc Resource’s (VSE) interest in 10 gold properties under option in Mali. In addition to receiving Nevsun shares for th…
A junior company with a broad spectrum of commodity interests, Trillion Resources (TSE) is currently producing gold in Zimbabwe and exploring for base and precious metals, as well as diamonds, in othe…
CDN-listed Taylor Rand and a conglomerate in Zaire intend to form a joint-venture company which would own two gold properties in the African country. The two producing properties, in the Maniema and K…
Three former employees of Lac Minerals — Christopher Pegg, Anthony Harwood and William Cavalluzzo — have formed a private company to explore for minerals in Africa. The new entity, known as Sub Saha…
A pair of deposits in Tanzania — one nickel and the other gold — are providing encouraging signs for Sutton Resources (VSE). The Kabanga nickel deposit, west of Lake Victoria in the country’s northw…
Michael Richings appointed president and chief operating officer.
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