February 4, 2012

Tougher year for platinum mines

The stresses that have afflicted South Africa's platinum miners for the best part of a year appear to be coming to a head.

February 3, 2012

Tanzanian Royalty Awards Contract for Preliminary Economic Assessment of Surface Rubble Deposit at Kigosi Gold Project

Tanzanian Royalty Exploration Corporation is pleased to announce that it has entered into a contractual agreement withConsulmet Metals (Pty) Limited of South Africa to complete a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA)…

February 3, 2012

Cluff Gold expands its mining operations in West Africa

Cluff Gold (TSX:CFG) (AIM:CLF), a gold miner focused mainly in West Africa, announced on Friday that it will buy Orezone Gold’s Sega gold project mining licences and property in Burkina…

February 2, 2012

Finsch to help Petra double output in 2012

With production up by 64% to 935 553 ct for the six months ended December 31, LSE-listed Petra Diamonds on Wednesday said it was on track to achieve two-million carats…

February 2, 2012

Glenstrata: Not just mining’s biggest ever deal, a new kind of resource giant

Glencore International is in talks with Xstrata to merge in a deal that would create a $80 billion rival to BHP Billiton, Vale, Rio Tinto and China's Shenhua. Here's a…

February 2, 2012

Randgold – Kibali Project in the Starting Blocks

Preparatory work has been completed at the Kibali gold project in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where first gold production is scheduled for the end of 2013.

February 2, 2012

Allana Potash announces closing of $20 million bought deal financing

llana Potash Corp (TSX:AAA) is pleased to announce that it has closed its previously announced public offering of common shares of the Company. Pursuant to the terms of the Offering,…

February 2, 2012

Power shortages in South Africa lift platinum

A precious metal which receives much less attention than gold or silver is platinum.

February 1, 2012

General’s complaint against Pathfinder Minerals just got serious

Pathfinder Minerals, an Aim-listed natural resources company, mines heavy mineral sands on the coast of Mozambique.

February 1, 2012

Zambian gov’t to increase mines ownership to 35%

Times of Zambia reports that the Zambian government is planning to increase its share of mining firms from 20% to 35% but is not planning a wholesale nationalization.