Sunridge gets results
Sunridge Gold (SGC-T) has released assays from the first four of 35 holes drilled to define the Debarwa copper-gold-zinc VMS (volcanogenic massive sulphide) deposit at its Asmara project in Eritrea.
Africa
Shanta Gold makes headway in Tanzania (February 07, 2011)
Junior Shanta Gold (SHG-L) wants to make the leap from explorer to gold producer within two years. On Jan. 25, Shanta said it is on track to complete a detailed feasibility study by the end of June on its Singida gold project in central…
Lucara gets $60M for diamond projects
With two diamond projects in the pipeline, Lucara Diamond (LUC-V) has announced a $60-million private placement to help move them forward.
First Quantum to expand Kansanshi
Already one of the largest copper-producing companies, First Quantum Minerals’ (FM-T, FQM-L) plan to expand production capacity in Zambia at its Kansanshi copper-gold mine by 60% to about 400,000 tonnes of copper per year by 2015 and advance…
Rockgate boosts grade, tonnage at Falea
Rockgate Capital (RGT-T) has significantly increased the size and grade of the uranium and silver resource in its Falea project in southwest Mali with a resource update.
Will election results usher in a new era of prosperity for CAR?
The results from the election in the Central African Republic are in and President Bozize has held on to office by a wide margin of victory. Despite Bozize’s election success, however, it is difficult to get a grasp on where the troubled…
Sunridge hits more high-grade copper-gold in Eritrea
Vancouver -Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) has released its second round of drill results in two weeks, with more significant gold-copper-silver hits at its Asmara project in Eritrea.
African Aura’s Nkout tops a billion tonnes
Vancouver – A first resource estimate for African Aura Mining’s (AUR-V) Nkout iron project in southern Cameroon has put over a billion tonnes in the ground.
More land and more results for Auryx
There was plenty of news coming from Auryx Gold’s (AYX-T, AYX-N) Otjkoto gold project in Namibia but none of it was able to reverse what has been a steady decline in market cap over the past three months. Firstly Auryx announced that it has…
What to expect from CAR election
After much delay the citizens of the Central African Republic (CAR) have placed their votes for the next president of the much-maligned country. But the implications for miners in the region are still unclear.
First Quantum to expand Kansanshi in Zambia
Already one of the largest copper-producing companies in the world, First Quantum Minerals’ (FM-T, FQM-L) plans to expand production capacity in Zambia at its Kansanshi copper-gold mine by 60% to about 400,000 tonnes of copper per year by 2015,…
Shanta Gold makes headway in Tanzania (January 25, 2011)
Junior Shanta Gold (SHG-L) wants to make the leap from explorer to gold producer within two years. On Jan. 25 Shanta said it is on track to complete a detailed feasibility study by the end of June on its Singida gold project in central Tanzania…