Eritrea

Asmara copper and zinc project minelife jumps 50%

In a new prefeasibility study Sunridge Gold pulled four deposits together into a single mining scenario at its Asmara copper-zinc project in Eritrea for the first time, giving it added minelife and net present value.

Eritrea's great gold potential – and copper and silver and zinc

The tale of Eritrea's first major miner, Nevsun, which has had mixed fortunes this year and gold explorer, Andiamo Exploration, whose chairman has been a long time believer in the country's mineral potential.

Nevsun posts $78m profit for Dec quarter

Nevsun Resources, which owns the Bisha gold mine in Eritrea, made $78.3-million in net after-tax earnings in the last three months of 2011, about 12% lower than the previous quarter’s profit, as output and prices shrunk.

Nevsun shares plunge 30% after slashing 2012 guidance

Shares in Nevun Resources Ltd. fell off the cliff this morning after the company issued a press release saying its 2012 production estimate from its Bisha copper-gold mine in Eritrea is half of what the mine produced in 2011.

Winnipeg Free Press: Chalice Gold sells part of mine to Eritrean National Mining for US$32 million

Eritrean National Mining Corp. has agreed to pay US$32 million for a 30 percent stake in Chalice Gold Mines' Zara gold project, Bloomberg reported Wednesday:

Nevsun increases mineable reserves at Bisha by 40% using updated metal prices

Nevsun Resources Ltd. (TSX:NSU)(NYSE Amex:NSU) is pleased to announce the revised reserve estimate for its Bisha mine in Eritrea.

The revised estimate has increased the total proven and probable reserves to 28.3 million tonnes from the previously reported 20.1 million tonnes (2006 feasibility study). The net impact of higher throughputs and lower cut-off grade has resulted in an extended mine life of 13 years, while increasing previously reported robust cash flow.

Nevsun achieves commercial production at Bisha

Mining Weekly reports on the Vancouver-based company's significant milestone: completing the project "very substantially" below its $260-million cost target, according to CEO Cliff Davis. Click here for the story