Africa

Vanadium: metal of future and present.

Lithium has grabbed much of the headlines over the last few years when the subject of key metals of the future comes up. But more and more investors are paying attention to vanadium for the metals unique attribute of fitting in with two future…


New hope from old regime in CAR?

With all of the unrest in Egypt, Tunisia and Côte d’Ivoire, Africa could use a story of peaceful politics more now than ever.




Staff in the core shed at Ivanhoe Nickel & Platinum's Kamoa copper project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo by Ivanhoe Nickel & Platinum

African Copperbelt: still risky after all these years

The African Copperbelt running through Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) hosts some of the world’s richest copper and copper-cobalt deposits, and has attracted dozens of junior companies over the years. But like moths to a…


Drillers at Sunridge Gold's Asmara copper-gold-zinc project in Eritrea. Photo by Sunridge Gold

Sunridge gets results

Sunridge Gold (SGC-T) has released assays from the first four of 35 holes drilled to define the Debarwa copper-gold-zinc VMS (volcanogenic massive sulphide) deposit at its Asmara project in Eritrea. 


Shanta Gold makes headway in Tanzania (February 07, 2011)

Junior Shanta Gold (SHG-L) wants to make the leap from explorer to gold producer within two years. On Jan. 25, Shanta said it is on track to complete a detailed feasibility study by the end of June on its Singida gold project in central…



A dump truck at First Quantum Minerals' Kansanshi copper-gold mine in Zambia, 10 km north of the town of Solwezi. Photo by First Quantum Minerals

First Quantum to expand Kansanshi

Already one of the largest copper-producing companies, First Quantum Minerals’ (FM-T, FQM-L) plan to expand production capacity in Zambia at its Kansanshi copper-gold mine by 60% to about 400,000 tonnes of copper per year by 2015 and advance…


Drillers at Rockgate Capital's Falea uranium-silver project in southwest Mali, about 20 km north of the Guinean border. PHoto by Rockgate Capital

Rockgate boosts grade, tonnage at Falea

Rockgate Capital (RGT-T) has significantly increased the size and grade of the uranium and silver resource in its Falea project in southwest Mali with a resource update. 




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