Another year, another bloody coup in Africa. This time it’s the Central African Republic that’s reeling after an assault by Seleka rebels on the presidential palace in the capital Bangui in late March left dozens dead, including 13…
Trying to build a gold mine in a sub-Saharan African country that has never had a modern mine is never an easy task. But the process seems to have been particularly arduous for Axmin (AXM-V).
Trying to build a gold mine in a sub-Saharan African country that has never had a modern mine is never an easy task. But the process seems to have been particularly arduous on Axmin (AXM-V).
While a host of juniors strutted their wares here at the Precious Metals Summit in mid-September, we recap the presentations of three companies that have a good chance of generating news in the coming months: Axmin (AXM-V), Malbex Resources…
Over the next to days The Northern Miner will look back at some of the stand-out presentations from the Precious Metals Summit, which took place in Vail, Colorado in mid-September. Today’s segment will look at presentations made by the chief…
Turning around a penniless junior mineral explorer looking to develop a gold project in the Central African Republic is not a job most people would relish. Taking the job without a salary to save the company money – well, that seems less…
Turning around a penniless junior mineral explorer looking to develop a gold project in the Central African Republic, of all places, is not a job most people would relish. Taking the job without a salary in order to save the company money -…
With all of the unrest in Egypt, Tunisia and Côte d’Ivoire, Africa could use a story of peaceful politics more now than ever.
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…
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.
After much delay the citizens of the Central African Republic (CAR) are set to head to the polls on Sunday, but the implications for miners in the region are still unclear. Francois Bozize, the current president, is favored to win. Even if he…
Avion Gold (AVR-T,AVGCF-O) continues to bulk up on West African gold assets as it has closed a deal to acquire the Kofi property in Mali from Axmin (AXM-V). In total Avion will pay Axmin $500,000 in cash and issuing 4.5 million shares for the…
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