Delay at Tenke Fungurume (November 05, 2007)
Base metal markets will have to wait a bit longer to see some of the massive stores of minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s copper belt.
Africa
Uranium One down on lower production targets
Longer than expected commissioning times and an inability to secure sulphuric acid have conspired to force Uranium …
Birim plans further drilling after first resource estimate at Tinga Far East
Birim Goldfields (BGI-T) has increased its resource estimate on its Tinga property in Ghana by 62% for a total of 2…
Nevsun closing in on Eritrean mining licence
The Eritrean government and Vancouver-based Nevsun Resources (NSU-T, NSU-X) have hammered out a deal over how much …
Rockwell Set to Boost Diamond Values
Vancouver — Rockwell Diamonds (RDI-V, RDIAF-O) has brought in some help to increase realized value from its large and “special” stones produced at alluvial operations in the Kimberley region of South…
Burkina Faso Red Hot for Gold Deals
Normally at this time of year, the only thing heating up in the vast, dry Sahel of Burkina Faso is its red sands. But with two deals involving two of the more prominent Canadian-based junior gold comp…
Keegan up on first resource from Ghana
Keegan Resources (KGN-T) first resource estimate for its Esaase gold property in southwest Ghana is in, and the ma…
Delay at Tenke Fungurume (October 24, 2007)
The base metals market will have to wait a bit longer for some of the massive stores of minerals under the soil of …
Bannerman aims for top 10
SITE VISIT Swakopmund, Namibia — Bannerman Resources’ (BNNLF-O, BMN-A) Welwitschia uranium project in Namibia is named after a rather ugly plant found exclusively in the Namib Desert of southwestern Africa,…
Editorial: Gold Fields has its fill of Hugo
There were more tectonic shifts in the landscape of gold mining during the week ended Oct. 13, the 41st trading week of 2007.
Bayswater to absorb Northern Canadian Uranium (October 17, 2007)
Vancouver – Bayswater Uranium (BAY-V, BYSWF-O) has inked a deal to takeover Northern Canadian Uranium (NCA-V, NCADF…
SearchGold pulls high-grade gold in Gabon
Vancouver — A long, strong gold intercept from its Bakoudou-Magnima project in Gabon, Africa, had SearchGold Resources (RSG-V) stock inching upwards on high volume recently.