Sadiola mine, Mali

A gold operation located in south-west Mali.

Quimsacocha mine, Ecuador

A gold mine located in the Azuay province.

Iamgold ponders Toronto or Hong Kong listing for niobium mine

Toronto-based Iamgold could list its Quebec Niobec niobium mine in Toronto or Hong Kong in the next 12 months, after selling a 10% to 20% stake to a strategic investor, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. The company is considering an expansion...

Iamgold sees 'strategic ally' in China Gold

Toronto-based Iamgold has signed a cooperation agreement with Chinese State-owned China National Gold Group, with the view of potentially teaming up to fund big new projects, expansions or acquisitions, CEO Steve Letwin said on Tuesday. “If...

Iamgold output rises, relooks at asset portfolio

Toronto-based Iamgold is looking to planned expansions at its new Essakane mine in Burkina Faso and the Rosebel operation in Suriname, combined with the Westwood development project in Quebec, for future gold production growth. At the same time,...

Ezulwini mine, South Africa

First Uranium has completed a new production ramp-up plan for its Ezulwini mine.

Ezulwini mine, South Africa

The Ezulwini mine is an underground mine that has two separate tabular orebodies about 400 m apart.

With Miller out, is Simmers eyeing First Uranium?

Just under three years ago, First Uranium CEO Gordon Miller (who was at the time also chief executive of South Africa's Simmer & Jack Mines) moved to Toronto on a C$1-million loan from the uranium hopeful. The advance was to help with the cost of...

Ezulwini mine gets 
a new lease on life

With a history dating back almost 50 years, the Ezulwini underground mine has undergone a facelift that will allow it to continue to produce gold and uranium until 2025.

Developed back in the 1960s, the mine in its original incarnation...

‘Waste not, want not’ approach yielding results

The saying goes that one man’s junk is another man’s treasure and this is certainly the case when it comes to the waste (otherwise known as tailings) created from mining activity in days gone by.

Daily podcast – September 18, 2009

The New South Wales government reaches an agreement with a group of 14 coal producers; and First Uranium reports a fatality at its Ezulwini mine, in South Africa.

Worker dies in fall-of-ground accident at First Uranium’s Ezulwini

JSE- and TSX-listed First Uranium on Friday reported a fatality at its Ezulwini mine, in South Africa. First Uranium spokesperson Bob Tait said that there was an unexpected fall of ground in the area where underground crews were installing...