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VANCOUVER (miningweekly.com) – An African mining delegation, comprising government officials and mining companies, rang the closing afternoon bell at the TSX on Wednesday afternoon during the yearly Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada international convention.
The delegations joined TMX Group global equity markets president and CEO Nick Thadaney to close the market.
Currently, 128 mining companies listed on the TSX and TSX-V own 477 mining properties in 37 African countries.
According to TMX information, these companies raised C$1.8-billion in equity capital in 2016.