KwaZulu-Natal ‘quite challenging’ for coal explorers

South African junior mining exploration company BSC Resources, which has a primary focus on base and precious metals, reports that it aims to complete its first phase of drilling at a KwaZulu-Natal exploration sites in the next six months.

Niger Uranium to invest $3,6m in SA, Zimbabwe nickel JV

Aim-listed Niger Uranium has committed to investing $3,6-million in a nickel exploration joint venture (JV) with Southern African Nickel (SAN) over the next 20 months. SAN held an interest in a portfolio of nickel assets in Southern Africa,...

Mines nationalisation debate creates 'great uncertainty'

The debate around the nationalisation of South African mines had created "great uncertainty" with investors, and could even see the development of some projects essentially been put on ice, until after the ruling African National Congress' (ANC's)...

Auryx to accelerate Namibia project after July listing on TSX

The Namibia-focused exploration and development company Auryx Gold, which will list on the TSX at the beginning of July, brings together an interesting mix of people. The chairperson of the new company is Bongani Mtshisi, who is BSC Resources...

Strong exploration projects needed to attract funding

The decrease in readily available funding for junior exploration companies as a result of the global financial downturn has encouraged an increase in joint ventures (JVs) between juniors and established mining houses, says black economic-empowered...

Junior miners struggling to attract investors owing to economic crisis

With the reigning economic crisis, junior mining companies are at the low-end of investment portfolios and have been struggling to secure capital in South Africa.

African mining offers golden future

The future prospect for the African resources economy is good, and the continent will continue to lead the world mining industry, said an executive panel speaking at the Africa Mining Congress 2008, which was held in June.

Greenhill urges TST, LSE companies to dual-list on JSE

Noah Greenhill is an angry man, and for a good reason – with the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) luring many black economic-empowerment (BEE) companies in South Africa's mining industry with lucrative...

BEE junior planning dual South African, Canadian listing by

Black economic empowered (BEE) junior mining company BSC Resources is planning a dual listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and the main board of the JSE by the end of the year.

Junior mulls brownfields copper project in Limpopo

Junior-mining company BSC Resources is reviewing the possibility of starting a brownfields copper project in Messina, in the Limpopo province.

Depending on drill results, new junior mining listing could follow

Junior-mining company BSC Resources on Tuesday started with an ambitious R55-million rand exploration project in the Eastern Cape.

Junior studies Eastern Cape base metals, PGM prospect

Platinum-group metals (PGM) mining is usually associated with the eastern, western and northern limbs of the Bushveld Igneous Complex in the northern provinces of South Africa.