Africa


Lower Q2 production at Eastplats’ Crocodile

Eastern Platinum (elr-t) saw second quarter production from its main Crocodile River platinum group metals (PGM) mine in South Africa’s Bushveld Complex shrink by one third, due to labour issues that led to a strike at the mine in early May.


Frontier set to make splash in rare earths sector

In the race to bring the world new sources of rare earths from places other than China, Frontier Rare Earths (FRO-T) put itself in a solid position thanks to a deal with a deep pocketed Korean consortium.


Gold Fields' Tarkwa gold mine in southwestern Ghana. Photo by Gold Fields

Iamgold completes sale of Tarkwa and Damang stake

Flush with US$667 million in cash from the sale of its 18.9% stake in the Tarkwa and Damang projects in Ghana to Gold Fields (GFI-N), Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) could be on the lookout for other acquisitions in West Africa, Canaccord Wealth…


Frontier to team up with Koreans in South Africa

Frontier Rare Earths (FRO-T) saw its share price jump after announcing an agreement with a Korean firm that will speed-up the development of its Zandkopsdrift rare earth project in South Africa. The agreement was made with Korea Resources…


First Quantum contemplates smelter

With concerns mounting about Zambia’s maxed-out smelting capacity, First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) is evaluating whether the time has come to build and operate a copper smelter. A decision will be made later this year.



Drillers at Mawson West's Kapulo copper-silver project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo by Mawson West

Mawson West releases Kapulo feasibility study

Newly listed on the TSX in March, Mawson West (MWE-T) has already released a feasibility study on the Kapulo copper target at its Dikulushi concessions in the Democratic Republic of the  Congo, thanks to its previous work as an…



Rockwell Diamonds' Saxendrift processing plant. Photo by Rockwell Diamonds

Rockwell ramping up Tirisano

After surviving a hostile bid by Pala Investments in 2008 and then a recession that forced it to put one of its operations on care and maintenance, Rockwell Diamonds (RDI-T) signalled last March that it was no longer in survival mode with the…


Aldershot Resources adds uranium properties in U.S.

Philip Crabb says he “isn’t phased by the current opinion of uranium” and would, if asked, probably urge critics of the nuclear industry to take a trip to China if they needed any convincing that nuclear energy is the way to go.


Kinross leads majors for investments in junior gold plays

After betting US$7.1 billion last fall on the expansion potential of Red Back’s Tasiast gold mine in Mauritania, Kinross Gold (k-t, kgc-n) chief executive Tye Burt told reporters his company’s buying spree had come to an end for a while. “We’ve…


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