Columbus Gold is a junior miner headquartered in Vancouver, with an exploration office in Nevada, and two primary assets – one in the US (Nevada) and one in South America (French Guiana).
Syanyonja Artisan Miners' Alliance has become the first artisanal small scale mining co-operative in Africa to become Fairtrade certified, bringing much needed hope to impoverished communities who risk their lives to mine the rich gold seam that runs around Lake Victoria.
The company just took the next major step towards its ultimate goal of amassing over a million ounces of high-grade gold in an historic gold district in southern British Columbia.