La Mancha turns to the drill to cure political risk woes
Having a geographically diversified portfolio of mining projects is always a good idea, but it is especially so when one of your projects is in Côte d’Ivoire.
Africa
Aureus offers Toronto investors new play on Liberia
Fresh of its initial public offering Aureus Mining (AUE-T) has raised more cash to push ahead on a feasibility study at its flagship New Liberty project in western Liberia. The London-based miner only began trading in Toronto in mid-April, but…
Stan Bharti explains Forbes & Manhattan’s market success
Vancouver – Hitting it big with one company during a career spanning more than two decades in the public mining sphere is certainly commendable. Two big market successes might even be considered remarkable. When it reaches three or more,…
Ghana’s newest gold producer
After 11 months of construction, the Nzema gold project has moved into commercial production and Adamus Resources (ADU-V, ADU-A) is confident the new open-pit mine in southwestern Ghana will be able to turn out 100,000 ounces of gold in its…
Banro, China Gold to team up in the DRC
Just days after saying that a document regarding a possible takeover was a fake, Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) has announced that it will team up with a Chinese major.
Semafo says it’s business as usual in Burkina Faso
Montreal-based Semafo (SMF-T) says operations at its flagship Mana gold mine in Burkina Faso have not suffered any disruptions as a result of recent military unrest across the country. In April, soldiers in several small towns and the capital…
Roxgold hits more high-grade gold at Yaramoko
Starting at a depth of 6 metres, Roxgold (ROG-V) drilled 20 metres of 28.61 grams gold per tonne at the Bagassi Central target of its Yaramoko gold project in Burkina Faso. Further downhole, starting at 38 metres, a separate 11-metre…
Silvore Fox attracts Chinese investor
A Chinese group that invested heavily in Tanzania-focused gold explorer Canaco Resources (CAN-V) just before Canaco discovered the Handeni gold deposit has added to its large interest in Nova Scotia explorer Silvore Fox Minerals (SFX-V).
The continuing evolution of corporate social responsibility
Vancouver – Corporate social responsibility (CSR) continues to be a largely voluntary, loosely defined initiative, but pressures from a number of sources continue to make it harder to ignore.
First Quantum’s Trident receives Zambian president’s blessing
Even though it has yet to complete an initial National Instrument 43-101-compliant resource estimate for its recently acquired Trident copper project in Zambia, Vancouver-based copper miner First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) held a…
French Green Party opposes Rockgate’s Malian uranium plans
Along with many other uranium explorers and producers these days, Mali-focused explorer Rockgate Capital (RGT-T) remains valued at roughly half the level it traded at before the March 11 earthquake in Japan and the resulting crisis at the…
On the diamond trail
At home and away, Canadian-listed diamond explorers are on the hunt. Here’s a look at what some of these juniors are doing to find the next generation of diamond (and…