Burkina’s gold hunt heats up
Burkina Faso has recently seen more gold mining due to its relatively stable government, favourable geology, modern mining code and attractive fiscal regime.
Africa
Semafo hopes to boost gold production
Montreal-based Semafo’s (SMF-T) three operating mines in West Africa are expected to produce between 235,000 oz. gold and 260,000 oz. gold on a consolidated basis in 2012 at an estimated operating cash cost of US$700 to US$750 per oz.,…
PMI Gold sets out financials for fast-growing Obotan project
Australia-based PMI Gold (PMV-V) has outlined a 205,000-oz.-gold-per-year operation in a prefeasibility study on its Obotan gold project in Ghana.
Rockgate bulks up resources at Falea
Rockgate Capital (RGT-T) recently reported a 258% increase in the contained uranium resource in the measured and indicated category at the Falea project in Western Mali.
Caledonia boosts Blanket output, targets more gold in 2012
Caledonia Mining (CAL-T, CMCL-L) says total gold production for 2011 more than doubled at its Blanket mine in southwestern Zimbabwe, pushing its stock up nearly 9%.
Orezone turns asset to cash in Burkina
Being in a gold rich company before the rest of the world gets turned on to it can pay some handsome dividends as Orezone Gold (ORE-T) is proving in Burkina Faso.
Salazar gains on Lundin’s investment
Salazar Resources (SRL-V) climbed 18% on news that Lundin Mining (LUN-T) acquired a 15.4% stake in the company by buying over 80% of Salazar’s $3-million private placement, consisting of 6 million units priced at 50¢ apiece.
Glencore, Xstrata in merger talks
Commodities trader Glencore (glen-l) is looking to combine with Xstrata (xta-l) in a possible all-share merger of equals, which will see the combined entity dominate the global markets for thermal coal, zinc, lead and ferrochrome, and become a…
Great Western to reap Chinese expertise
Over the last month Great Western Minerals (GWG-T) has completed a joint-venture with the Chinese to build a rare earth separation plant near its Steenkampskraal mine in South Africa, about 350 km north of Capetown, and successfully carried out…
[Update]Burkina’s gold hunt on the rise
Burkina Faso has recently seen more gold mining due to its relatively stable government, favourable geology, modern mining code and attractive fiscal regime.
Perseus turns 1M oz. gold project into 7M oz. gold mine in Ghana
Perth-based Perseus Mining (PRU-T, PRU-A) has brought its first West African gold mine to commercial production, pouring 35,801 oz. gold in the fourth calendar quarter of 2011 from the Edikan gold mine in Ghana.
2012 guidance sends Semafo shares down
Montreal-based Semafo’s (SMF-T, OMX-Q) three operating mines in West Africa are expected to produce a total of between 235,000 ounces of gold and 260,000 ounces of gold in 2012, according to company forecasts.