Platmin drill holes validating resource
Detailed drilling on targets in the Bushveld igneous complex by Platmin (PPN-T, PPN-L) has confirmed earlier drilli…
Africa
Courtroom battles in the Congo
La Quinta Resources (LAQ-V) made big market gains on Wednesday after a court ruling in the Democratic Republic of C…
Uganda ready for the big boys
After watching mining companies flock to its neighbours Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the gove…
Goldbelt to grab Barrick’s West African assets
Vancouver — Goldbelt Resources (GLD-V, GLDRF-O) has entered an agreement to acquire all the exploration assets of Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) in the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and G…
De Beers takes to African skies
In leaving no stone unturned in the search for its next diamond mine, De Beers is using a Zeppelin airship to fly a combination of gravity and magnetic geophysical surveys across the Kalahari sands of…
Editor’s Picks: the Week’s Top Mining Stories
Even as new record, nominal highs for uranium and nickel prices were being set in the week ended Feb. 24, it was organized labour action in Canada’s railyards that grabbed the most focused attention o…
Equinox studies uranium at Lumwana
Equinox Minerals (EQN-T, EQN-A) has entered into a $175-million bought-deal financing agreement to fund the development of its Lumwana copper project in Zambia.
Xstrata, Barrick table new Kabanga resource (March 05, 2007)
It’s a deposit that’s been kicking around for decades, but seems to be getting more respect of late.
Birim Goldfields drills to expand gold zone on Cluster
Montreal-based Birim Goldfields (BGI-T, BRGFF-O) recently started a 9-hole follow-up drill program at the Chert Ridge prospect on its Cluster property in south-central Ghana, where two gold zones have…
Niger uranium draws interest
Vancouver — The hot uranium market has spurred explorers to broaden the global hunt for the energy metal, putting the West African country of Niger in the spotlight again.
Golden Star shines on Global Gold Index (March 05, 2007)
Stronger gold prices this year are lifting many a gold miner, but Golden Star Resources (GSC-T, GSS-X) has been outpacing most.
Oromin’s Idziszek and Dragovan focus on West Africa
Vancouver — It seems like a far cry from the gold discoveries that made Oromin Explorations (OLE-V, OLEPF-O) president Chet Idziszek and partner Nell Dragovan household names in Canadian exploration …