April 19, 2011 Leighton JV wins US$586M mining service contract In Botswana: WSJ The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Leighton Holdings Ltd., and two joint venture partners, have obtained a contract worth $586 million, to last 66 months, at one of the…
April 18, 2011 Kibali mine construction start slated for mid-year Rapid progress on the predevelopment phase of the giant Kibali gold project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is paving the way for the targeted mid-year start of…
April 15, 2011 IAMGOLD sells minority stakes in Ghana mines to Gold Fields, faces uncertainty in Burkina Faso IAMGOLD (TSX: IMG) agreed to sell its 18.9-percent interests in two Ghanaian gold mines, Tarkwa and Damang, to Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI), the majority stakeholder, for $667 million. The company…
April 15, 2011 Tanzanian Royalty’s Buckreef Gold Project: Resource base climbs to 2m oz with lower cutoff grade The Company is pleased to provide an update on its recently acquired Buckreef Gold Mine Re-development Project in Tanzania’s Lake Victoria Greenstone […]
April 14, 2011 Harmony Gold forecasts drop in March quarter gold production Harmony Gold (HARJ.J: Quote) said on Wednesday that its gold production for the March 2011 quarter would likely be two percent lower than the previous quarter mainly due the impact…
April 14, 2011 South African moratorium on mining licences set to be lifted: Business Report Business Report writes: The eight-month moratorium on granting prospecting licences is expected to be lifted on Monday with the unveiling of an online application system expected to ensure transparency and…
April 13, 2011 Aquarius Platinum to pay $109.7m for 74% of Afarak Platinum Aquarius Platinum (AQP.L: Quote), the world's fourth-largest primary platinum producer, said it would buy 74 percent of Afarak Platinum for $109.7 million to build up its reserves of the precious…
April 13, 2011 SEC delays adoption of new conflict mineral regulations The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has postponed the adoption of rules governing sourcing of minerals from conflict areas around Central Africa, the SEC said on its website. The…
April 12, 2011 China’s Equinox play part of deeper strategy in Africa: Globe and Mail Rita Trichur, writing in Saturday's Globe and Mail, goes behind the headlines in discussing the $6.3 billion bid by China Minmetals to take over TSX-listed Equinox Minerals. The bid, Trichur…
April 12, 2011 Basil Read secures Mozambique coal mine contract JSE-listed Basil Read has entered into an agreement with Beacon Hill Resources to develop the Minas Moatize coal mine, in Mozambique. Read more
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