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COTE D’IVOIRE: Tongon crusher expansion complete

Randgold Resources’ Tongon mine has completed the final phase of its extensive crusher expansion and mill circuit upgrade project and, having also dealt with an extended downtime on one mill... Read more about 'COTE D’IVOIRE: Tongon crusher expansion complete'...

BURKINA FASO: Tanlouka permit and feasibility update

Gold developer West African Resources has released a permitting and feasibility update for its 100%-owned Tanlouka gold project in Burkina Faso. Read more about 'BURKINA FASO: Tanlouka permit and feasibility update'...

BURKINA FASO: Resource estimates for Tanlouka prospects

Gold developer West African Resources has released the results of maiden mineral resource estimates for M1 and M3 prospects, and an updated mineral resource estimate for the M5 deposit at... Read more about 'BURKINA FASO: Resource estimates for Tanlouka prospects'...

REP OF CONGO: African Potash in fertiliser supply deal

African Potash, the AIM-listed exploration company focused on the vertical integration of fertiliser operations in Africa and Sub-Saharan potash assets, has signed a fertiliser supply agreement with Rockwell Fertilisers, a... Read more about 'REP OF CONGO: African Potash in fertiliser supply deal'...

SOUTH AFRICA: Peninsula funding to progress Karoo PFS

Peninsula Energy has entered into a subscription agreement with Concentrate Capital Partners Ltd (CCP). CCP has subscribed for shares for gross proceeds of A$781,357 to progress the Prefeasibility Study (PFS)... Read more about 'SOUTH AFRICA: Peninsula funding to progress Karoo PFS'...

MAURITANIA: NI 43-101 compliant report filed for Tijirit

Algold Resources has filed an NI 43-101 compliant technical report for its Tijirit gold deposit in Mauritania. Read more about 'MAURITANIA: NI 43-101 compliant report filed for Tijirit'...

GHANA: Wassa underground starts production

Pre-commercial production has started at Golden Star Resources’ Wassa underground mine in Ghana, as scheduled. The successful blasting of the first stope in the F Shoot of Wassa Underground took... Read more about 'GHANA: Wassa underground starts production'...

LESOTHO: Production set to start at Liqhobong

Firestone Diamonds, the AIM-quoted diamond development company, reports on construction activities at its Liqhobong diamond mine. Liqhobong is owned 75% by Firestone and 25% by the Government of Lesotho. Read more about 'LESOTHO: Production set to start at Liqhobong'...

SOUTH AFRICA: Petra and Ekapa in joint venture

Petra Diamonds and Ekapa Mining have entered into a joint venture agreement which combines the respective operations owned and operated by the joint venture partners in the Kimberley area into... Read more about 'SOUTH AFRICA: Petra and Ekapa in joint venture'...

MALAWI: Mkango secures HCL technology

Mkango Resources has secured a two‐year exclusive option and right to acquire, on commercially standard terms, the worldwide licence for a technology to produce high strength (up to 30%) hydrochloric... Read more about 'MALAWI: Mkango secures HCL technology'...