Mali : Five permit areas covering 48 600ha in a known gold province; two permits are currently under active exploration.

DRC : Four permit areas and three options covering approximately 199 000ha. There are some 158 000ha under exploration; 450 artisanal workings; and 4 906 soil, 220 rock and 173 trench and channel samples have been analysed.

Zimbabwe : Rights to 600ha of chromite-bearing alluvial material 40km north-west of Harare along the eastern leg of the Great Dyke.

Rwanda : Two permits holding four areas covering 114 500ha are being explored. 33 diamond drill holes have been drilled to date. Rwanda's first ever Resource Statement by a Competent Person is being drafted.

Senegal : One permit area covering 29 000ha. Geological terrain mapping indicates a favourable setting for gold mineralisation.

Mauritania : Five permits covering an area of 742 700ha. The permits grant TransAfrika the right to prospect for gold and all base metals.

Site updated: 1 December 2009