Exploration & development

The Federal Republic of Nigeria, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development has granted Kogi Iron an additional mining lease.

Endeavour Mining and Randgold Resources have established a joint venture covering their adjacent exploration properties located in the northern region of Côte d'Ivoire.

Positive results have been reported from a drilling programme at the Copper Mountain Mining Corp.’s New Ingerbelle deposit.

Monarques Gold Corp. reports positive results for an updated mineral resource estimate for its Wasamac gold project in Québec.

Lennart Evrel, CEO of Swedish mining and smelting company, Boliden, has decided to resign from his position, effective midway through 2018.

KEFI Minerals receives confirmation from the Ethiopian government that an exploration area has been set aside for the commencement of developing the Tulu Kapi gold project.

The start of the company’s in-fill drilling programme is a big step in advancing the development of the Media Luna deposit.

Altus has been granted an exploration licence targeting copper and gold deposits in Ethiopa.

Two diamond core rigs are drilling on Azure Minerals’ 100%-owned Oposura zinc-lead-silver project in Mexico.

Leagold Mining has reported increases in Bermejal underground measured and indicated mineral resources by 94% to 1.97 million oz.

Drilling will initially target the El Mundo and Nuevo Mundo target areas at Clemente.

Drilling has revealed that the mineral resource that is being investigated is bigger than first anticipated.

Azure Minerals commences diamond drilling of the first hole of a five-hole programme at its Sara Alicia gold-cobalt project, in Sonora, Mexico.

Canadian Gold Miner Corp. and Transition Metals Corp. have announced that CGM has entered into a non-binding letter of intent with Osisko Mining Inc.

Mitsui & Co. Ltd has established a 50-50 joint venture with Técnicas de Desalinazación de Aguas.