Gold-focused exploration company GoldStone Resources has confirmed that drilling has begun at its Sangola project in Senegal following a two-month delay
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Randgold says 2012 target realistic despite Mali unrest

Randgold Resource’s activities in West Africa have been affected by work stoppages, lower grades and a military coup. (Image source: Randgold Resources)
Randgold Resources has brushed off concerns that its target for 2012 would be affected by the unrest in Mali after it told investors it was on track to meet its production guidance for the year
SA coal miner buys up more land
Mashala Resources is set to increase production at its opencast Ferreira thermal coal mine in South Africa to more than 350,000 mt after purchasing land adjacent to the site
Zambia’s copper output set for further growth
Copper production in Zambia is set to hit 1.5 million tonnes per annum by 2016 in the wake of increased expansion of mining activities in the country, the Chamber of Mines of Zambia (CMZ) has revealed
Zimbabwe’s mining sector making ‘largest ever’ fiscus contribution
The mining sector in Zimbabwe has been enjoying previously unseen growth and has been contributing to the fiscus on a monthly basis, according to the country’s minister of mines and mining development