Jilbey shareholders approve West African wedding
Shareholders of Jilbey Gold Exploration (JLB-V) have voted 99.3% in favour of merging with High River Gold Mines (H…
Africa
Editorial: The DRC’s fresh start
It’s time to get optimistic again about mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. No, really; we’re serious….
Sumitomo to take 25% of Ambatovy
Equal partners Dynatec (DY-T) and Impala Platinum (IMPUY-P) have unveiled Japanese-based trading company Sumitomo (…
Semafo enjoys record-breaking July
High grades and increased mill availability helped Montreal-based Semafo (SMF-T) produce a record 18,587 oz. of gol…
First Quantum rides copper wave
Vancouver – Increased mine output and soaring metal prices pushed African copper producer First Quantum Minerals (F…
Avnel buoyed by gold discovery in Mali
Vancouver Based on encouraging results from an exploratory drill program, Avnel Gold Mining (AVK-T) is planning t…
Equinox rises on Lumwana financing
Shares in Equinox Minerals (EQN-T) were a dime, or more than 18%, higher at 65 in brisk afternoon trading in Toron…
Sold, down the river (July 14, 2005)
The Kelian gold mill, bought from Rio Tinto (RTP-N) by Guinor Gold (GNR-T), has started its journey from interior K…
Lugushwa trenches show good widths (July 08, 2005)
Trench samples taken by Banro (BAA-T) at the Lugushwa gold project in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo indi…
Thistle restructuring goes through
The debt-to-equity conversion plan to get Thistle Mining (THT-T) out of insolvency is complete, and a new board of …
Partners crank up Klipgat (June 23, 2005)
The South African government has granted Etruscan Diamonds a mining permit for the Klipgat concession, 40 km east o…
DFI resumes production, again
After nearly a nine-month hiatus, marine diamond miner Diamond Fields International (DFI-T) has resumed diamond rec…