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AFRICA — NEWS ROUNDUP — Nora boosts throughput

A new treatment plant installed by Nora Exploration (NXI-M) is operating on schedule and below estimated cost at the company’s diamond project in Ghana.The junior says the plant, which consists of two…


AFRICA — Minorca eyes Ghanaian gold

Best known for its attempt to acquire a stake in the Busang project in Indonesia, Minorca Resources (mar-t) has since shifted its focus to Africa.The Toronto-based junior recently signed an agreement …


Guyanor makes progress in French Guiana

Drilling by Guyanor Ressources (GRL.B-T) has increased the known extent of massive sulphide mineralization at the Paul Isnard project in French Guiana.Guyanor’s objective is to fill in the areas of kn…


FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Diamonds in Canada

The discovery, in late 1991, of a diamond-bearing kimberlite of apparent economic potential at Point Lake, near Lac de Gras, N.W.T., initiated a staking rush of unprecedented magnitude, mostly in the …


AFRICA — Mining at Turk to see light of day

Casmyn (CMYN-O) will take operations at its Turk gold mine in Zimbabwe above ground.Traditionally, the Turk mine has produced gold from narrow high-grade veins, but detailed drilling and computer mode…



Placer Dome to suspend construction at Las Cristinas

Placer Dome (PDG-T) has announced that its operating company, Minera Las Cristinas (Minca), has decided to suspend mine construction at the Las Cristinas gold property in Venezuela until an ownership …


AFRICA — Poplar eyes diamond project

Poplar Resources (PPX-V) intends to begin a bulk-sampling program at the Aardvark and Barkly West kimberlite fissures in South Africa.The company can earn up to a 60% interest in the diamond projects,…


Pegasus crash-lands under debt load

Pegasus Gold (PGU-X) has lost its fight against the dwindling gold price and filed for bankruptcy protection after unsuccessful appeals for clemency to its major creditors.The company had been in nego…


AFRICA — Rex Diamond explores in Mauritania

Rex Diamond (RXD-T) has launched an exploration program aimed at finding diamond-bearing kimberlites in the desert of northern Mauritania.The diamond-producing company recently announced the discovery…



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