Pit wall fails at Avesoro’s New Liberty gold mine in Liberia
Avesoro Resources (TSX: ASO) has suspended mining activities in the Kinjor-East pit at its New Liberty gold mine in Liberia, following the failure of a pit wall and ramp in the…
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Waterberg study pegs 45-year mine life for Platinum Group Metals
Platinum Group Metals (TSX: PTM) tabled its definitive feasibility study (DFS) for the Waterberg platinum group metals (PGM) project in South Africa’s Bushveld Complex outlining a boost in palladium, platinum,…
Iamgold makes discovery at Karita project in Guinea
Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) has confirmed a new grassroots exploration discovery at its Karita gold project in northeastern Guinea. The project sits along a portion of West Africa’s Senegal-Mali…
Semafo releases ‘attractive’ PEA for Nabanga in Burkina Faso
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Semafo’s (TSX:SMF) Nabanga gold project in Burkina Faso envisions an open-pit and underground mining operation that can be developed with modest initial capital. The Nabanga gold…
Teranga’s Wahgnion mine processes ore ahead of schedule
Teranga Gold’s (TSX: TGZ; US-OTC: TGCDF) Wahgnion open-pit gold mine in Burkina Faso started processing ore in August, two months ahead of schedule, and is expected to produce 30,000 to…
Teranga’s Wahgnion gold mine starts ahead of schedule
Teranga Gold’s (TSX: TGZ; US-OTC: TGCDF) Wahgnion open-pit gold mine in Burkina Faso started processing ore in August, two months ahead of schedule, and is expected to produce 30,000 to 40,000 oz….
Commentary: Security measures critical amid heightened risk in West Africa
The following is a summary of conclusions coming out of the West Africa Mining Security Conference provided by the Australian High Commission in Accra and the Australia-Africa Minerals & Energy Group,…
Giyani Metals completes study on manganese project in Botswana
Giyani Metals (TSXV: EMM) has published a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its 88%-owned K.Hill manganese project in Botswana. The early-stage study forecast total production of 245,000 tonnes of high-purity,…
Avesoro suspends operations at Youga mine after security breach
Avesoro Resources (TSX: ASO) has temporarily suspended operations at its Youga gold mine in Burkina Faso and moved all staff to the capital Ouagadougou as a precautionary measure, after a…
Glencore to mothball Mutanda
Low cobalt prices and higher taxes under the new mining code in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have combined to make Glencore’s (LON: GLEN) Mutanda cobalt and copper operation…
Semafo revises 2019 guidance after Mana pit-wall failure
Semafo (TSX: SMF) has cut 2019 production guidance for its Mana mine in Burkina Faso by 40,000 to 50,000 oz. gold, following a pit-wall failure in the northern part of…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Rocks can talk
Rock is remarkable stuff. It lets you know when it’s not happy, and like the best of us, it gets stressed from time to time. When it gets very wound…