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Uranium One Temporarily Suspends Mine Operations at Dominion

October 11th, 2008
Uranium One Temporarily Suspends Mine Operations at Dominion

Uranium One Inc. announced that it has temporarily suspended mine operations at the Dominion Uranium Project in South Africa.
Today’s action follows labour disruptions this week at the Project, which culminated in a general illegal strike. Notwithstanding repeated Company directives to end the strike and a court order issued yesterday by the Labour Court of South [...]

Anooraq Announces Appointment of Head of Exploration and Mineral Strategy

October 10th, 2008
Anooraq Announces Appointment of Head of Exploration and Mineral Strategy

Anooraq Resources Corporation announces that Bava Reddy has been appointed as Executive Exploration and Mineral Strategy for the Company.
Bava Reddy is a geologist with more than 13 years geological and mineral resource management experience in the mining industry. Mr. Reddy was appointed Executive Exploration and Mineral Strategy as of October 1, 2008.
Mr. Reddy holds a [...]

South African Mining Companies Set to Employ Rocmec’S Thermal Fragmentation Mining Method

October 9th, 2008
South African Mining Companies Set to Employ Rocmec’S Thermal Fragmentation Mining Method

Rocmec Mining inc. announce that it has begun to introduce its exclusive and patented thermal fragmentation mining method in South Africa, an important market for narrow-vein mining.
During a recent week long trip to South Africa, management engaged in productive talks with major precious metal mining companies. Industry experts were made aware of the functionalities and [...]

High River Gold Achieves Commercial Production at the Berezitovy Gold Mine & Provides Taparko-Bouroum Gold Mine Update

October 7th, 2008
High River Gold Achieves Commercial Production at the Berezitovy Gold Mine & Provides Taparko-Bouroum Gold Mine Update

High River Gold Mines Ltd. announce that it has achieved Commercial Production at its Berezitovy Gold Mine in Russia, effective October 1, 2008, and that a re-start of the mill at the Taparko-Bouroum Gold Mine is planned in approximately 4 weeks.
Berezitovy Gold Mine Achieves Commercial Production
On October 1, 2008, the Berezitovy Gold Mine achieved Commercial [...]

Gilla Acquiring Terra Merchant Resources Corporation

October 4th, 2008
Gilla Acquiring Terra Merchant Resources Corporation

GILLA INC., has entered into a definitive agreement effective October 3, 2008 to acquire all the shares of Terra Merchant Resources Corporation, a private company incorporated in Ontario, Canada. Terra has secured rights to a gold exploration property in Angola, known under the name of Salutar Commercio Mining Concession, located some 120 km north of [...]

New Dawn Mining Corp. Provides Update on Operations in Zimbabwe

October 4th, 2008
New Dawn Mining Corp. Provides Update on Operations in Zimbabwe

New Dawn Mining Corp. reported that it has determined to suspend gold production at the Turk Mine in Zimbabwe and place the mine on temporary “care and maintenance” effective October 3, 2008. This action was taken as a result of the continued non-payment of amounts receivable for the sale of gold to the Reserve Bank [...]

Hyperdynamics’ Executives to Attend 15th Africa Oil Week in Cape Town, South Africa

October 3rd, 2008
Hyperdynamics’ Executives to Attend 15th Africa Oil Week in Cape Town, South Africa

Hyperdynamics Corporation announced that top executives from the Company are attending the 15th Africa Oil Week being held next week in Cape Town, South Africa. This is Africa’s premier international event operated by Global Pacific and Partners. It is the world’s largest and most significant exploration and development event on Africa for the global oil [...]

Homeland Energy Holds Official Ceremonies for Kendal Mine Opening, South Africa

October 3rd, 2008
Homeland Energy Holds Official Ceremonies for Kendal Mine Opening, South Africa

Homeland Energy Group Ltd., in conjunction with Homeland Energy & Mining, SA, held grand opening ceremonies for the Kendal Colliery yesterday at the Kendal site, approximately 90km east of Johannesburg earlier this week.
Following a tour of the mine and plant sites, as well as the new housing community Homeland has built for local residents, Deputy [...]

Anooraq Provides Market Update on Financing Strategy for Lebowa Acquisition

October 2nd, 2008
Anooraq Provides Market Update on Financing Strategy for Lebowa Acquisition

Anooraq Resources Corporation announced that the Company and its controlling shareholder, the Pelawan Trust, are in advanced negotiations for the conclusion of a financing for the Company, in light of the current downturn in international equity markets.
The successful conclusion of these negotiations will result in Pelawan completing the unconditional exercise of all of the Pelawan [...]

Annual Report of Gold Fields Limited for Financial Year to 30 June 2008

September 29th, 2008
Annual Report of Gold Fields Limited for Financial Year to 30 June 2008

Gold Fields Limited today issued and mailed its Annual Report for the financial year to 30 June 2008 to shareholders and other interested parties.
The report incorporates all aspects of the group’s business, including reviews of both the South African and international operations, exploration and development projects as well as detailed financial information.
To allow stakeholders to [...]