Breakaway reopens Eloise underground mine in Qld

ASX-listed Breakaway Resources on Monday reported that underground mining operations at the Eloise copper mine, in Queensland, had resumed. The mine had been on care and maintenance since December 2008, when a localised hanging wall rock failure,...

Tiger starts up 35 000 t/y copper mine in DRC

ASX- and TSX-listed Tiger Resources has started mining operations at its Kipoi copper project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Ore and waste mining started at the Kipoi central deposit during this week with ore grade material being...

Ursa Major Minerals starts up Ontario mine

TSX-listed Ursa Major Minerals has started mining operations at its Shakespeare nickel/copper mine, 70 km west of Sudbury, Ontario, in response to firmer metals prices and after Xstrata Nickel, which processes ore from the mine, averted a strike...

Mining industry booming in Botswana

Botswana has experienced a serious resurgance of mining activity in the country over the last couple of years. More discoveries are announced almost every month.