Africa


B2Gold updates Fekola resource in Mali

Less than a year after B2Gold  (TSX: BTO; NYSE-AM: B2G) declared commercial production at its 80%-owned Fekola mine in southwestern Mali, the gold producer has updated the mine’s resource estimate….


Sylvain Drolet (far right), director general of Orbit Garant Burkina Faso, at the company’s office in Burkina Faso. Credit: Orbit Garant.

Orbit Garant buys Burkina Faso drilling company

Orbit Garant Drilling (TSX: OGD), one of Canada’s largest drilling companies, took advantage of the last downturn to make a strategic move into Chile, and now hopes to repeat that…



Orca tables maiden resource for Morondo

Orca Gold (TSXV: ORG; US-OTC: CANWF) has tabled a maiden resource for the Koné prospect on its Morondo gold property in Cote d’Ivoire, part of the 2,268 sq. km land package…


Ivanhoe discovers new copper deposit in DRC

Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has discovered a third major copper deposit called Makoko in the Democratic Republic of Congo on its 100%-owned Western Foreland copper property, west of…




Overlooking the power station at Anglo American’s Moranbah North metallurgical coal mine in Queensland, Australia. Credit: Anglo American.

Anglo American has its eye on Angola

Commodities giant Anglo American (LON: AAL) has applied for exploration concessions for base metals in Angola. “We believe there is geological potential in Angola and have noted with interest the…



TSX falls, Sept. 3-7

Canada’s benchmark index fell 1.06% to 16,090.27 during a shortened trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 4.3% to 62.70 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 2.9% to…


Nevsun agrees to $1.86B Zijin takeover bid

Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE: NSU) has agreed to Zijin Mining’s (HGK: 2899) friendly take-over bid which values Nevsun at $6 per share or $1.86 billion. Nevsun shares jumped nearly…


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