Moto finds more gold in the hills of the Congo
The resource at Moto Goldmines’ (MGL-T, MOE-A, MOE-L) Moto Gold project in northeastern Democratic Republic of Con…
Africa
MDN starts drilling in Eritrea
It was almost 10 years ago to the day that MDN Northern Mining (MDN-T) began drilling in Tanzania, and to mark the …
First Quantum extends Adastra bid
With less than one-third of Adastra Minerals’ (AAA-T, AAA-L) fully diluted common shares handed over by the Mar. 31…
Nevsun pours first gold at Tabakoto
Vancouver – With the help of a 90%-national operations team, Nevsun Resources (NSU-T, NSU-X) poured its first gold…
Mugabe’s meltdown
By all accounts, Amos Midzi, Zimbabwe’s minister of mines, is a mild-mannered soul….
SouthernEra Diamonds poised for a comeback
It’s been a while since SouthernEra Diamonds’ (SDM-T, SDMFF-O) share price touched $20 — eight-and-a-half years, to be exact. Since then, its shares have fallen on hard times; in the last year, the h…
Major resource boost in the Bushveld
Vancouver — Indicated resources have almost doubled at Platinum Group Metals’ (PTM-T, PTMQF-O) Western Bushveld joint venture in South Africa….
Gold Fields to pour cash into Essakane
South African mining house Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-L, GOGOF-J) has budgeted US$9.3 million for exploration and prefeasibility work on the Essakane project in northeastern Burkina Faso, a joint venture…
Dundee boosts Cassidy stake
Dundee Precious Metals (DPM-T, DPMLF-O) has acquired some 3.3 million shares in Guinea-focussed explorer Cassidy Go…
First Quantum finds copper at Kibamba (March 27, 2006)
A reverse-circulation drilling program by First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) has intersected copper mineralizatio…
Gold Fields to pour US$9.3M into Essakane
South African mining house Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-L, GOGOF-J) has budgeted US$9.3 million for exploration and pre-…
Wading through troubled waters in Nigeria (March 27, 2006)
Chronic corruption, religious conflict and kidnappings of oil executives. You can forgive the average mining investor for overlooking Nigeria when scoping the globe for prospective land….