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Nigeria must maintain momentum – comment by Yolanda Torrisi

The question of whether the mining industry should be considered a secondary industry or the way forward can be controversial. Read more about 'Nigeria must maintain momentum – comment by Yolanda Torrisi'...

SOUTH AFRICA: Prieska BFS delivers strong economics

A bankable feasibility study (BFS) for the Foundation Stage of Orion Minerals’ Prieska Copper-Zinc Project in Northern Cape Province has delivered strong economics. Read more about 'SOUTH AFRICA: Prieska BFS delivers strong economics '...

DRC: Tin project C4 commissioning complete

Alphamin Resources Corp has completed C4 commissioning of its Bisie Tin Project processing plant in the DRC. Read more about 'DRC: Tin project C4 commissioning complete '...

GUINEA: Kankan gold zone extended

Predictive Discovery has received encouraging new soil sampling results from its Kankan Gold Project in Guinea’s Siguiri Basin. There were 306 samples collected and four plus-100ppb anomalies were identified. Read more about 'GUINEA: Kankan gold zone extended '...

BOTSWANA: Barminco wins A$800 million contract

Diversified mining services company Ausdrill Limited's subsidiary, leading hard-rock underground miner Barminco, has been awarded a five-year underground mining services contract at the Zone 5 Mine in Botswana. Read more about 'BOTSWANA: Barminco wins A$800 million contract '...

South African mining needs a reboot – comment by Yolanda Torrisi

It’s time for a rethink in South Africa after the nation experienced a third quarter of falling production in the mining industry. Read more about 'South African mining needs a reboot – comment by Yolanda Torrisi'...

SOUTH AFRICA: Finance milestone for coal project

Resource Generation appears set to achieve a major financing milestone for its Boikarabelo Coal Project in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province. Read more about 'SOUTH AFRICA: Finance milestone for coal project'...

MALI: Follow-up drilling starts at Farabakoura

Compass Gold Corp has started a follow-up drill program at the Farabakoura artisanal workings on the Ouassada exploration permit of its Sikasso property in Southern Mali. Read more about 'MALI: Follow-up drilling starts at Farabakoura'...

COTE D’IVOIRE: Friedland's HPX shows Sama support

HPX Ivory Coast Holdings Inc, a subsidiary of High Power Exploration Inc (HPX), will begin exercising Sama Resources share purchase warrants to continue to advance the Yepleu Nickel-Copper-Cobalt-Palladium Project in... Read more about 'COTE D’IVOIRE: Friedland's HPX shows Sama support '...

KENYA: Kilimapesa on care and maintenance

Goldplat plc, the AIM-listed gold producer, with international gold recovery operations based in South Africa and Ghana and a gold mine in Kenya, has put the Kilimapesa Gold Project (KPG)... Read more about 'KENYA: Kilimapesa on care and maintenance'...