Company Announcement: Exhibitor Update-Bauer Resources Ghana Ltd

West African Mining and Power Exhibition 6 - 8 June 2012 - Accra Convention Centre

Mali interim govt raises gold sales tax

Mali's interim government has raised the combined sales tax on gold by 2 percentage points to 8%, a move aimed at bringing it in line with peers in the West Africa region, according to a government statement. The tax hike came as a senior mines...

Avion Gold posts $6.2m net loss, costs increase

TSX-listed Avion Gold on Wednesday said it took a net loss of $6.2-million or 1c a share during the first quarter, weighted down by higher production costs as it transitioned to underground mining and other one-off costs. These costs included a...

Tanzania 2011 gold production up 13%

Tanzania's gold production rose to 40.4 t in 2011 from 35.6 t a year ago after mining companies invested in higher output due to cash in on the rising price of the precious metal, its central bank said on Tuesday. The east African state, Africa's...

Company Announcement: Air Core Drilling Commences, Mali South

International Goldfields Limited is a gold exploration company focused on organic growth of gold resources in emerging mining districts of Brazil, Mali, Ivory Coast and Western Australia.

Company Announcement:Exhibitor Update - Ndede Company

Based in Accra, Ndede Company has been supplying consumables, safety equipment and engineering products to the mining industries across West Africa for almost 13 years.

Company Announcement: Sandvik Harnesses Innovative 3D Design Methodology For Goukoto Crusthing Plant

High technology engineering group Sandvik, which celebrated its 150th anniversary of global business this year, harnessed an innovative 3D methodology to conduct design work on a new crushing plant at Randgold Resources’ Gounkoto mine in Mali.

Fraser Alexander celebrating 100 years of service to mining

South Africa’s Fraser Alexander, which has been providing customised solutions to the mining industry since 1912, this year celebrates 100 years of service to the resources sector. Fraser Alexander and his cousin Fred Alexander founded the...

Explosives company hopes to strengthen brand in West Africa

Explosives company BME says participation in events like this year’s West African Mining and Power Exhibition (Wampex) is compulsory for companies wanting to build their brands in the West African region.

Mining, biodiversity planning, Zim platinum miners coalesce, Congolese to manage Kibali

South Africa is to launch a new national mining and biodiversity guideline; Zimbabwe’s three beleaguered platinum miners have formed an association; already, more than half of the new Kibali gold project's management team are Congolese.

Avion Gold shares nose-dive on Mali disruptions

Stocks in TSX-listed Avion Gold plummeted on Wednesday, losing 31.71% during morning trading, after the company delayed an expansion in Mali. The Canada-based gold mining company is focused in West Africa and holds 80% of the Tabakoto and Ségala...

Company Announcement: Drilling Commences At Ana Discovery in Brazil

International Goldfields Limited is a gold exploration company focused on organic growth of gold resources in emerging mining districts of Brazil, Mali, Ivory Coast and Western Australia.