Latest West Africa News

Castle Minerals has launched a comprehensive soil sampling program in Côte d’Ivoire alongside accelerated auger drilling in Ghana, targeting prolific Birimian gold terranes to uncover new mineralisation.

Many Peaks Minerals has reported significant gold assay results from reconnaissance drilling at its Ferké Project in Côte d’Ivoire, highlighting multiple extension targets along a key shear corridor. Follow-up drilling is set to advance these promising findings.

DeSoto Resources has partnered with Fortuna Mining to form a $12.5 million joint venture targeting new gold exploration permits in Guinea’s prolific Siguiri Basin. The alliance leverages local expertise and significant funding to pursue large-scale discoveries.

Wia Gold Limited’s latest scoping study for the Kokoseb Gold Project in Namibia confirms a low-cost, long-life open pit operation with compelling economics and significant upside potential.

Enegex Limited has secured a significant gold exploration portfolio in Côte d’Ivoire, acquiring over 3,700 square kilometres of highly prospective permits and setting the stage for near-term drilling. The acquisition is backed by $5 million in funding and the appointment of seasoned West African exploration leader Paul Roberts as Managing Director.

Perseus Mining has secured presidential approval to develop the CMA underground project at Yaouré, marking a pivotal expansion in Côte d’Ivoire’s gold mining sector. The project promises to extend mine life to 2035 with production ramping up by early 2027.

Robex Resources has moved up the expiry date of its 2024 Warrants to October 2025 after its share price hit a key threshold, potentially unlocking C$147 million to fund its Kiniero Gold Project in Guinea.

Santa Fe Minerals has completed its acquisition of the Eburnea Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire and raised $1.2 million to fund upcoming exploration activities.

DeSoto Resources has revealed promising soil sampling results from its Tole and Dadjan projects in Guinea’s Siguiri Basin, identifying new gold anomaly zones that set the stage for upcoming maiden drilling campaigns.

Aurum Resources has reported impressive high-grade gold intercepts at its Napié Gold Project in Côte d’Ivoire, extending mineralisation depth and reinforcing its growth ambitions. The company is advancing a large-scale drilling campaign and plans key resource updates and a Pre-Feasibility Study by year-end.

Altair Minerals has secured a world-class exploration team led by Pascal Van Osta to advance its Greater Oko gold project in Guyana, with fieldwork set to begin imminently targeting a 10km strike of highly prospective shear zone.

Resolute Mining has announced a significant 28% increase in the gold resource at its Doropo project in Côte d’Ivoire, boosting the total to 4.4 million ounces and setting the stage for an extended mine life beyond the initial plan.