Côte d’Ivoire to benefit from joint Randgold, Newcrest exploration

Côte d’Ivoire, which is fast becoming the darling of mining investors, will soon be on the beneficial receiving end of a joint Randgold Resources and Newcrest exploration thrust in the south-east of the West African country. London-listed gold discoverer and developer Randgold announced on Friday that it had signed a heads of agreement with Newcrest of Australia to establish a joint venture for the exploration, development and mining of mineral resources in an area of interest covering the extension of prolific Ghanaian gold belts and associated geological structures.