Gold Fields grabs for South Deep voice
With shares soured after a recent accident at the South Deep mine in South Africa, Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-L) has boosted its stake in the mine’s half owner Western Areas (WARSF-O)….
Africa
Kalukundi copper deposit shows strong economics
Another Congolese copper project has received a positive feasibility study, this time the Kalukundi deposit in the Kolwezi area of Katanga province….
Kansanshi gets sweeter
Production from the Kansanshi copper mine in the North-Western province of Zambia has come along just in time for First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQVLF-O), which posted net earnings of US$54.8 million (…
Impala reaches Zimplats deal (June 01, 2006)
South African platinum producer Impala Platinum (IMPUY-O, IPLA-L, IMP-J) has signed an agreement with the Zimbabwea…
Int’l Barytex cuts high-grade copper at Shituru (May 30, 2006)
Vancouver – A couple of hot step-out holes at International Barytex’s (IBX-V) Shituru project, near Likasi, Democra…
Resolute earns in at Etruscan’s Finkolo
Ongoing drilling by Etruscan Resources (EET-T, ETRUF-O) continues to deliver high-grade gold values from the Finkol…
Crew ups reserves at Dinguiraye (May 29, 2006)
Drilling through the last half of 2005 increased reserves at the Dinguiraye (Lefa) gold project in Guinea, held by …
North Atlantic readies for estimate on southern Mali property
A drill campaign by North Atlantic Resources (NAC-T) has wound up at the FT property package in southern Mali, and …
South Deep production halved for up to a year (May 29, 2006)
After a recent accident that could halve production from Johannesburg-listed Western Areas’ (WARSF-O) 50%-owned South Deep gold mine in South Africa for up to a year, the company plans to sell shares…
Great Basin heats up Burnstone
Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBN-X) plans to immediately get the permitting ball rolling after a recent feasibility study concluded that a 1.5-million-tonne per year underground mine could be supported at…
Nevsun ships gold from Tabakoto
Vancouver — The first shipment of gold produced from the commissioning phase of the Tabakoto open-pit mine in Mali, West Africa, has elevated Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) to the ranks of junior gold prod…
Anvil to go ahead at Kinsevere
Anvil Mining (AVM-T, AVM-A) has approved a US$35 million stage one development of the Kinsevere copper and cobalt d…