Loulo nearly ready to ship
With its first phase plant commissioned, Randgold Resources (GOLD-Q, RRS-L) expects to ship its first commercial co…
Africa
DRC approves development of Tenke Fungurume
Vancouver The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has formally approved amended agreements gover…
Golden Star readies shovels at Plant-North pit
Denver-based Golden Star Resources (GSC-T, GSS-X) expects mining to resume within days at the Plant-North pit at th…
Red Back finding gold at Boin Valley (October 26, 2005)
The Boin Valley prospect in western Ghana is proving to be a promising one for new producer Red Back Mining (RBI-T)…
Paladin raises A$77 million in oversubscribed offering
Vancouver – Aspiring uranium producer Paladin Resources (PDN-T, PDN-A) has closed an A$77 million financing that wi…
Equinox feasibility positive (October 20, 2005)
A revised feasibility study on the Lumwana copper project in northwestern Zambia shows a 20-million-tonne-per-year …
Orezone cuts long intersection at Bondigui (October 19, 2005)
Drilling by Orezone Resources (OZN-T, OZN-X) at the Bondigui property in Burkina Faso has intersected gold minerali…
Royal buys in on Taparko (October 18, 2005)
Denver-based mining house Royal Gold (RGL-T; RGLD-Q) will provide a US$35-million project-finance advance to High R…
MDN cuts more new Tulawaka gold
Rotary-air-blast (RAB) and reverse-circulation (RC) drilling by Montreal-based MDN Northern Mining (MDN-T) has disc…
Crew Gold looks to keep on growing
Crew Gold (CRU-T) is growing up in a hurry. On Monday the company announced a proposal to acquire Guinor Gold (GN…
Orezone cuts long intersection at Bondigui (October 13, 2005)
Drilling by Orezone Resources (OZN-T; OZN-X) at the Bondigui property in Burkina Faso has intersected gold minerali…
Adastra secures Kolwezi subsurface rights (October 12, 2005)
Shares in Adastra Minerals (AAA-T, AAA-L) jumped 23, or more than 16%, to $1.65 in early trading in Toronto on Oct…