The Tambao manganese deposit in Burkina Faso contains proven reserves of more than 15 million tonnes (including about 600,000 tonnes of minable talus, or float, ores) grading 51.45% manganese, says In…
Castle Minerals (CTN:VSE) has changed its name to Castle Rock Exploration (CTP:VSE) on a 1-new-for-2-old-share basis.
A recent agreement will allow Viceroy Resource (TSE) to increase its position in the Castle Mountain open-pit gold mine in southeastern California. Under the arrangement, Viceroy will acquire 9 millio…
Gold is the primary target of interest to North American-based companies active in Ivory Coast. The country’s Birimian rocks, as in Ghana and Burkina Faso, host gold deposits in quartz veins, lensoid …
Gold output in South Africa in 1994 fell to an estimated 587 tonnes, its lowest level since 1958, Gold Fields Mineral Services of London reports. The decline was spread throughout the year, although t…
Regional geochemical soil surveys in West Africa have led to the discovery of many mineral deposits. Some of the major mineral deposits found in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger with geochemistry include …
West Africa’s Burkina Faso had a record year in 1994. And with any luck, 1995 will be even better, with the continuation of a gold exploration boom which analysts say could soon lead to a significant …
The government of Kazakhstan has given the go-ahead for the Leninogorsk gold tailings project, a joint venture between Goldbelt Resources (VSE) and state-owned Leninogorsk Polymetallic Combinat. The p…
The indefinite suspension of the BC-Beaver operation — one of three units operated by LAB Chrysotile — will not affect the earnings of affiliated Societe d’Exploration Miniere Mazarin (ME). The susp…
Although still in the early stages, mineral exploration undertaken by Channel Resources (TSE) in Burkina Faso has met with considerable success. The company formed joint ventures on three large conces…
Oren Benton appointed chairman and chief executive officer; Wallace Mays appointed chief operating officer.
As a result of ongoing political problems in Sierre Leone, only a handful of North American mining companies are active in the mineral-rich nation. Those problems appear to be worsening, and several a…
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