High River aims for 2007 startup at Berezitovy
It’s been a long time coming, but Toronto-based High River Gold Mines (HRG-T, HRIVF-O) is finally on the verge of securing project financing that will vault the junior into mid-tier producer status ne…
Africa
Orezone pins estimate on Sega (April 24, 2006)
Ottawa-based junior Orezone Resources (OZN-T, OZN-X) now has a resource estimate for its Sega gold project in northern Burkina Faso, which the company hopes to expand based on new drilling….
Kamoto copper can resume production: study (April 24, 2006)
A feasibility study on the dormant Kamoto copper mine in Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), says a capital infusion of US$427 million can put the mine back into production….
Bayswater-Pathfinder nuptials to unite uranium juniors
Vancouver – In a move to create an expanded uranium-focused junior, Bayswater Ventures (BVE-V, BVEVF-O) and Pathfin…
Partners target Lokgwabe, Boulder drops Tevrede
Partners Indicator Minerals (IME-V, IMEEF-O) and Helio Resource (HRC-V) are gearing up for a 1,000-metre, reverse-c…
Banro hits more gold
Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) continues to add to its significant gold resource in the eastern hills of the Democratic Rep…
First Quantum finds copper at Kibamba (April 17, 2006)
A reverse-circulation (RC) drilling program by First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQVLF-O, FQM-L) has intersected copper mineralization on two prospects at the Kibamba property in central Katanga province,…
Kamoto copper can resume production: study (April 13, 2006)
A feasibility study on the dormant Kamoto copper mine in Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, says a…
Adastra, First Quantum make peace (April 11, 2006)
Months of sniping have come to an end, with Adastra Minerals’ (AAA-T, AAA-L) board of directors finally agreeing to…
OKIMO dispute with Moto weighing down shares
While Moto Goldmines (MGL-T, MOE-A, MOE-L) is remaining tight lipped over its negotiations with its joint venture p…
AXMIN ups resource but shares fall
AXMIN (AXM-T) has upped its resources in the indicated category by 44% at its project in the Central African Republ…
Diavik surpasses 20M carats
In the little over three years since startup, the Diavik mine in the Northwest Territories has produced just under 20 million carats of rough diamonds to the end of 2005….