Latest West Africa Mining News

Desert Metals has uncovered a substantial gold-in-soil anomaly exceeding 7km at its Nyan prospect in Côte d'Ivoire, with surface samples peaking at over 6 g/t gold. The untested anomaly aligns with the structural trend of the company’s King Kong discovery, setting the stage for imminent drilling.

Desert Metals (ASX:DM1) has acquired 100% ownership of two key gold and lithium permits in Côte d’Ivoire, consolidating its Adzope Project to 826km² and simplifying its exploration strategy.

Asara Resources continues to unlock substantial high-grade extensions at its Kada Gold Project in Guinea, with recent drilling confirming broad, consistent gold mineralisation beyond existing resources.

Castle Minerals has locked in a 90% stake in the Nielle Gold Project, a high-grade asset in a prolific West African gold belt, while planning to divest its Ghanaian holdings and rebrand as TerraNova Metals.

Skylark Minerals has exercised its option to acquire 100% of the Vavoua Project for A$150,000, expanding its Côte d’Ivoire footprint near the Abujar Mine with promising historical gold results.

Toubani Resources has locked in a binding commitment for a US$73.3 million senior debt facility from Coris Bank to fund its Kobada Gold Mine construction, advancing its financing package amid strong cash reserves.

Enegex Limited has kicked off a 3,000-3,500m RC drilling campaign at its Gogo Project in Côte d’Ivoire, targeting three key zones along the Bonoubana trend. Encouraging aircore results from the AW1 and Kalama Bave prospects on the Tougbe Permit highlight multiple mineralised zones with notable gold intercepts.

MetalsGrove Mining has defined two extensive gold anomalous trends at its Fifty-Five Prospect in Côte d’Ivoire, setting the stage for infill sampling and auger drilling during the upcoming wet season.

Desert Metals has confirmed a continuous 1.5km gold mineralised corridor at Tiogo, Côte d'Ivoire, highlighted by a standout 4m at 19.48g/t gold intercept, while the highest-grade mineralisation remains untested at depth.

Asara Resources delivers standout drill results from the Massan deposit at its Kada Gold Project in Guinea, highlighting substantial high-grade gold extensions that could significantly boost the resource base.

Asara Resources has appointed CEO Matthew Sharples as Managing Director, underscoring his leadership as the company pushes ahead with exploration at its flagship Kada gold project in Guinea.

Many Peaks Minerals has delivered robust diamond drill results at its Ferké Gold Project, expanding the maiden Ouarigue Mineral Resource Estimate to 1.32 million ounces and reinforcing geological continuity.