January 2012
Time looks ripe for record M&A in gold sector
Conditions are ripe for mergers and acquisitions in the gold mining sector to exceed last year’s record level, with the emergence of a new generation of mid-tier miners and the resurgent gold price driving the trend.
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- Brendon Lau
December 2011
Gold explorers tipped to shine
Expert picks include Perseus Mining, Tawana Resources, Noble Mineral Resources, Legend Mining, Aviva Corp and Azumah Resources.
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- Tony Featherstone
May 2011
Azumah adds Castle to African empire building
One of the lesser known Australian gold explorers active in West Africa, Castle Minerals, has been thrust into the spotlight after Azumah Resources revealed it had acquired an 11 per cent stake in the company.
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- Luke Forrestal
March 2011
Azumah flags Kunche upgrade
After a strong 2010 Azumah Resources seems to have slipped off the radar in the last three months, but today’s drilling results may reignite interest in the stock.
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- Trevor Hoey
January 2011
Consolidation heralds a new golden age
Australia’s gold sector will soon be home to two larger players, when Avoca completes its merger with Canada’s Anatolia Minerals and Kingsgate Consolidated wraps up its purchase of Perth’s Dominion Mining.
- Sarah Thompson and Paul Garvey
December 2010
Blue-chip investors support Azumah
Azumah Resources announced on Thursday morning that it had raised $30 million through a placement of 50 million shares at 60¢.
- TREVOR HOEY
October 2010
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Scramble for funds intensifies
Improved equity markets and the likes of Cockatoo Coal and Bathurst Resources successfully raising a large proportion of their market capitalisations has sent another wave of corporates rushing to pass the can around.
- Sarah thompson and khia mercer
June 2010
Out of Africa and into the spotlight
Azumah Resources is one of a number of Australian-based mining companies that are trying their luck in Africa.
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- Trevor Hoey
May 2010
Azumah prepares for Ghana expansion
The gold play is making the most of a recent jump in its share price, flagging a capital raising on Friday to fund new exploration activity.
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- David Ciampa
Resources tax - the effect on goldminers
The proposed resources super profit tax will have a dramatic impact on the mining industry - here I look at the effect on several smaller goldminers.
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- Trevor Hoey
January 2010
October 2009
Nickel miner optimistic despite slip in output
Mincor Resources (MCR) Nickel miner Mincor has booked a fall in sales and production and a dip in average nickel grades produced for the September quarter, but it expects grades to return to normal this quarter
- David Ciampa
August 2009
Azumah set for major gold production
Azumah Resources (AZM) Small gold explorer Azumah Resources has taken further steps on its way towards becoming a producer after revealing preliminary mining studies indicate there are robust operating margins for the Wa Gold Project in Ghana
- David Ciampa
June 2009
Forte seeks $10m for Africa push
Forte Energy (FTE) Low-profile uranium explorer Forte Energy has reached an in-principle agreement with Blackwood Capital and StoneBridge Group to raise $10 million to progress its West African projects and investigate other resource opportunities
- Luke Forrestal
May 2009
Mincor soars on potential nickel discovery
Mincor Resources (MCR) Shares in nickel miner Mincor Resources jumped 24 per cent on Tuesday after the company said it had made a potential discovery below its Mariners nickel mine near Kambalda in Western Australia
- David Ciampa
September 2008
January 2006
Gold junior shines on first day
The vendors and corporate financiers to gold mining minnow Azumah Resources were buoyed by the positive opening on its first day of trading on the Australian Stock Exchange.
- Richard Hemming