Blackthorn extracts first Perkoa zinc

Dec 13, 2011 | 08:50 AM |

Australian junior miner Blackthorn Resources has hoisted the first ore from the Perkoa zinc mine in Burkina Faso, a joint-venture project in which London-listed commodities trader Glencore International owns a controlling 50.1% stake. An estimated 500 tonnes of ore have been extracted at Perkoa, an underground mine in the West African country, Blackthorn md Scott Lowe said in....





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