Global Alumina sells stake in Guinea project
Vancouver – Global Alumina (GLA.U-T) has struck a joint venture deal to sell two-thirds of a major alumina refinery…
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LionOre makes $1B in 2006
Year-end results from LionOre Mining International (LIM-T, LOR-L, LIM-A) show revenue of US$968 million, more than double that of 2005.
Uganda ready for the ‘Big Boys’
After watching mining companies flock to its neighbours Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the government of Uganda is finally doing something to promote the country’s mineral potentia…
La Quinta Wins in Congo Court
La Quinta Resources (LAQ-V) made big market gains recently after a court ruling in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that the company says paves the way for it to begin exploring on disputed …
Oromin gets more time to drill Senegal gold project
Vancouver Oromin Explorations (OLE-V) is confident it will find more gold on its Senegal concessions, after the g…
Goldbelt ups Inata resource for June feasibility study (March 22, 2007)
Goldbelt Resources (GLD-T) has increased its contained gold resource by 37% at its flagship Inata deposit, located …
Caledonia gets resource for Nama project
Caledonia Mining Corporation (CAL-T, CALVF-O, CMCL-L) released its first national instrument 43-101 compliant indic…
Platmin drill holes validating resource
Detailed drilling on targets in the Bushveld igneous complex by Platmin (PPN-T, PPN-L) has confirmed earlier drilli…
Courtroom battles in the Congo
La Quinta Resources (LAQ-V) made big market gains on Wednesday after a court ruling in the Democratic Republic of C…
Uganda ready for the big boys
After watching mining companies flock to its neighbours Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the gove…
Goldbelt to grab Barrick’s West African assets
Vancouver — Goldbelt Resources (GLD-V, GLDRF-O) has entered an agreement to acquire all the exploration assets of Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) in the West African countries of Burkina Faso, Mali and G…
De Beers takes to African skies
In leaving no stone unturned in the search for its next diamond mine, De Beers is using a Zeppelin airship to fly a combination of gravity and magnetic geophysical surveys across the Kalahari sands of…