Africa

Editorial: Anglo CEO presses ‘eject’ button

Late October was notable for the sudden and unexpected resignation of Cynthia Carroll as CEO of London-based mega-miner Anglo American, widely seen as a giving in to strong shareholder pressure to step down. It brings to an end this particular…


Drillers at Frontier Rare Earths' Zandkopsdrift rare earth project, 450 km north of Cape Town, South Africa. By Frontier Rare Earths.

Frontier Rare Earths inks new deal with Kores

A little under a year ago, South Korean government-owned mining and natural resources investment company Korea Resources Corp. (Kores) signed a deal with Frontier Rare Earths (FRO-T) to take a 10% interest and get the rights to an equal…


Facilities at Amara Mining's Kalsaka gold mine in Burkina Faso, which would process ore from the Sega deposit. By Amara Mining.

Sega looking good to Amara in Burkina

West Africa-focused gold producer Amara Mining (AMZ-T, AMA-L), formerly Cluff Gold, is hoping get a little more life out of its 78%-owned Kalsaka gold operation in Burkina Fasom, 150 km northwest of the capital Ouagadougou.


Workers at Platinum Group Metals' Western Bushveld platinum project in South Africa. By Platinum Group Metals.

Platinum Group thinking big on the Bushveld

With first-phase construction well underway at Vancouver-based Platinum Group Metals’ (PTM-T, PLG-X) Western Bushveld joint-venture project 1 (WBJV 1), the company is turning its attention to its Waterberg discovery on the North Limb…


Barrick fails to impress in Q3

Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has unveiled another disappointing quarter, where it continues to wrestle rising costs, project delays and shrinking profits, prompting investors that expected a better third quarter to drive down the stock.





Centamin battles legal challenge from Egyptian court

VANCOUVER — Toronto-listed gold miner Centamin (CEE-T, CEY-L) has run into legal issues at its flagship Sukari operation near the Red Sea in southeastern Egypt. On Oct. 30, Centamin acknowledged that the Egyptian administrative court had…


A drill rig at Ivanplats' Platreef platinum group elements project in South Africa's Bushveld igneous complex. By Ivanplats.

Inside Friedland’s massive Ivanplats prospectus

Mining magnate Robert Friedland looks poised to take the market by storm yet again, with an aggressive portfolio of advanced-stage base and precious metal properties in Africa underpinning an initial public offering (IPO) for Ivanplats (IVP-T),…



Highland Park boosts Keegan’s credibility

A group of the original founders and former executives of LionOre Mining are throwing their weight behind Keegan Resources (KGN-T, KGN-X), with a strategic alliance and private placement that further de-risks the junior’s Esaase gold…


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