Mining

West African Minerals Corporation (LSE:WAFM) today announced it would let go of its wholly owned subsidiary Ferrum Centrafrique to AXMIN Inc., the Canadian-based gold exploration and mining company. Ferrum Centrafrique is legally registered in the Central African Republic and it has built a portfolio of iron ore assets in Africa. Reasons for the disposal Ferrum […]

Shares of gold explorer and producer Pan African Resources (LSE:PAF) are trading 8.1% higher than yesterday’s close to 16.75 pence after the company released Wednesday its earnings per share (EPS) topped 83% more than last year’s 0.55 pence for the six month period ending 31 December 2011. Headline earnings per share reached 93% higher than the previous […]

Caledonia Mining (LSE:CMCL) is aiming to produce 40,000 ounces of gold in 2012 from Blanket Mine, Zimbabwe. This projection is due to the impressive results the company realised in 2011. Blanket Mine is situated at about 150 Km south of Bulawayo, which is Zimbabwe’s second city. The mine was acquired from Kinross Gold in 2006. […]

Goldplat plc (LSE:GDP), an AIM-listed gold producing and exploration company, released operational updates today reflecting positive developments in its’ mining projects and processing plants in Africa. Speaking on behalf of the company, CEO Demetri Manolis expects to increase the total mining resource from three mining projects to be “in excess of 1 million ounces of […]

BHP Billiton (LSE:BLT), the world’s largest mining company, is predicting increased iron ore production in the current financial year, disregarding earlier predictions of a slowdown in the global economy. The prediction comes as BHP reported that its second-quarter iron ore production increased by a better-than-expected 22% . The company said ore production was 41.1 million […]

Jubilee Platinum (LSE:JLP), a platinum producer operating in South Africa, saw its shares soaring to a third of its’ previous close. JLP stocks are trading at 16.35p as of press time, up by 4.125p from last Friday’s close. An article about the potential of the company referred the share price of JLP as a “bargain” […]

Angel Mining (LSE:ANGM) shares continued their upward trend today as the company released the news that the Nalunaq mine had poured another 13.77 kilograms (428 ounces) of gold doré on Monday, December 19th. Angel stocks were up 26.09% on a volume of 43,032,669 shares. Update on Operations The is the 8th pour of gold doré […]

Afferro Mining (LSE:AFF) has announced that it is to sell its 38.5% stake of the Libereian Putu iron ore project to Russian mining giant Severstal. The AIM listed west-African firm announced that it had reached the agreement, worth at least £115m, so that it could focus on its Cameron iron ore project. In a statement […]

Karelian Diamond Resources Plc (LSE:KDR) announced successful initial results from a sampling programme on its Riihivaara target on Friday, prompting a 13.3% rise in shares to 2.125 p by the mid-afternoon. Sampling Operation Overview Following a basal till sampling programme on the target, which is located in the Kuhmo area near the company’s diamondiferous Seitapera […]

In a statement released on Friday, Churchill Mining Plc (LSE:CHL) announced that it has filed a formal letter with the Republic of Indonesia, appealing to senior government officials for a solution to their current investment dispute. In response to the news, the share price went up over 50% to 14.5p by the early afternoon. In […]