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Photo by Anthony VaccaroMoto Goldmines geologist Guillaume Kiza overlooks a gold-rich valley in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nearby, a member of a government-sanctioned private police force acts as security -- a quiet reminder that danger is never far off in the developing world. In our 4-page feature on Mining in Africa, staff writer Anthony Vaccaro talks with a company that helps junior exploration companies like Moto decide to move forward or simply walk away.

News February 6, 2006

The DRC: Unlimited potential or relentless turmoil?

The recent killings of eight UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo reminded the world of the chaotic flux at work in the country. Every time optimism begins to take hold in the DRC,…

A large haul truck is filled with ore at Red Back Mining's Chirano gold mine in Ghana's Bibiani gold belt.

News February 6, 2006

Red Back ramps up exploration in Ghana

Vancouver — With one gold mine up and running in Ghana, Red Back Mining (RBI-T, RBIFF-O) has turned its attention to several regional exploration projects, including the top-priori…

News February 6, 2006

African Copper busy with Botswana revivals

Some impressive results from a pair of advanced copper projects in Botswana have seen shares in London-based explorer African Copper (ACU-T, ACU-L) enjoy a strong run of late….

News February 6, 2006

Midway encouraged by Dauntless drilling

Vancouver — Three reverse-circulation (RC) drill holes have returned mixed but encouraging results from the Dauntless gold discovery being explored by Midway Gold (MDW-V, MDWGF-O)…

News February 6, 2006

TSX zeros in on 12,000-mark

The TSX Composite Index added 214.1 points to end the Jan. 24-30 report period at another record close of 11,947.47. The gold index recovered from last period’s stumble, plus some, adding 9.58 points…

Date Jan. 30 Jan. 27 Jan. 26 Jan. 25 Jan. 24 High Low
S&P/TSX-Ven Comp 2547.72 2521.99
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change
Gold $569.80 +13.15
Silver $9.91 +0.91
Platinum…

News February 6, 2006

Paladin jumps on cake sales

Shares in emerging uranium producer Paladin Resources (PDN-T, PALAF-O) jumped around 12% in early trading in Toronto on Jan. 19, after the company inked its first sales contract cov…

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