Pangea and IGE to merge Southern Africa diamond operations

Swedish mining group International Gold Exploration (IGE) would merge its diamond operations with that of Aim-listed Pangea DiamondFields to create a “significant” diamond exploration and production company in Southern Africa. The parties...

Pangea Diamondfields puts Bakerville project on care-and-maintenance

Aim-listed Pangea DiamondFields will place its Bakerville project, in Gauteng, on care-and-maintenance until the mining right, which will allow for full-scale exploitation of the deposit, has been approved. Pangea said on Monday that the mining...

Brett Thompson takes over as Pangea Diamondfields CEO

Aim-listed diamond producer and explorer Pangea Diamondfields reported that Brett Thompson on Tuesday took his new position of CEO of the company, taking over from Rob Still.

Bulk sampling plant commissioned at Pangea Diamondfields' DRC project

Aim-listed mid-tier diamond miner and explorer Pangea Diamondfields on Wednesday announced that the bulk sampling plant has been constructed and commissioned, and the first diamonds recovered from the plant were hand sorted in February. The...

Exploration company continues exploration expansion in Africa

Gold exploration and production company Pan African Resources, is confident that it will reach its intended mark of 500 000 oz a year, by 2012

NEW DRC DIAMOND PLANT

Construction of a new bulk sampling plant at the Longatshimo river project is under way in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), midtier diamond producer-explorer Pangea Diamondfields reports. Commissioning is on schedule for the middle of the...

Barrick to proceed with new mine in Tanzania

International gold producer Barrick Gold Corporation has announced that it is set to proceed with the construction of a new mine in Tanzania, after receiving a development agreement from the country’s government for the Tulawaka project.

Exploration firm optimistic on Balfour gold prospect

South African exploration company Pangea appears set to turn yet another mineral deposit into a successful mine.

Southern Africa's big six 'greenfield' mining projects

Estimates by the US Geological Survey that deposits in Southern Africa contain a significant proportion of the world’s platinum-group metals, chromium, manganese and gold reserves, and the fact that there are vast tracts of unexplored land...

Southern Africa's big six 'greenfield' mining projects

Estimates by the US Geological Survey that deposits in Southern Africa contain a significant proportion of the world's platinum-group metals, chromium, manganese and gold reserves.