Semafo Inc.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 09/13/12 -- SEMAFO Inc. (TSX: SMF)(OMX: SMF) today announced the appointment of Robert LaValliere to the position of Vice-President, Investor Relations effective October 1, 2012. Mr. LaValliere will report directly to Benoit Desormeaux, CPA, CA, the Corporation's President and Chief Executive Officer.

In this new role, Mr. LaValliere will be responsible for managing [...]

SEMAFO today announced the discovery of the new high grade Siou zone, located approximately 15 kilometers east of the Mana Mill and 22 kilometers North-East of Fofina. To date, initial results have returned consistent high grade values over more than one kilometer along strike and the Siou zone remains open. Preliminary metallurgical tests are underway.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 08/08/12 -- SEMAFO Inc. (TSX: SMF)(OMX: SMF) today announced that Mr. Benoit La Salle, FCPA, FCA is stepping down from the position of President and CEO of the Corporation and has been appointed Executive Vice-Chairman of SEMAFO's Board of Directors. SEMAFO'S Board also announced that Mr. Benoit Desormeaux, CPA, CA, the Corporation's Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating [...]

SEMAFO today reported its financial and operating results for the three-month period ended June 30, 2012. All amounts are in US dollars unless otherwise stated. Gold production of 60,500 ounces, a decrease of 5% compared to the same period in 2011

MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 07/31/12 -- SEMAFO (TSX: SMF)(OMX: SMF)

As a result of the exercise of options, the total number of shares and votes in the Corporation has changed during July as follows.

The number of shares has increased by 34,500 common shares and the total number of shares in the Corporation as of July 31, 2012 amounts to 273,205,685 common shares. The total number of votes in the [...]

SEMAFO today announced its 2011 year-end mineral reserve and resource statement. SEMAFO's total mineral reserves and resources increased by 1.3 million ounces to 7.3 million ounces from 6.0 million ounces of gold, net of depletion (Table 1). SEMAFO's reserves and resources update does not include exploration results stemming from the 2012 drilling program. All comparisons are to those of year-end 2010.

MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 07/05/12 -- SEMAFO Inc. (TSX: SMF)(OMX: SMF) today announced production totalling 60,500 ounces of gold for the three-month period ended June 30, 2012 with gold sales of $98.4 million. The Corporation also disclosed that its second quarter financial results will include a non-recurring loss resulting from the sale of a short-term investment.

The average realized gold price for [...]

MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 06/29/12 -- SEMAFO (TSX: SMF)(OMX: SMF)

As a result of the exercise of options, the total number of shares and votes in the Corporation has changed during June as follows.

The number of shares has increased by 20,000 common shares and the total number of shares in the Corporation as of June 29, 2012 amounts to 273,171,185 common shares. The total number of votes in the [...]

SEMAFO today announced the discovery of a new mineralized trend at Samira Hill in Niger, West Africa. The Tonde Boubangou Horizon is located 20 kilometers north of the Samira Hill processing plant and has been traced over a distance of 10 kilometers along strike. Results to date have returned values of up to 1.48 g/t Au across 43 meters. Recent core drilling and geological observations suggest that the TBH could have [...]

SEMAFO today announced drill results from the Wona-Kona deposit at its Mana Mine in Burkina Faso, returning consistent wide zones of mineralization and extending the gold oreshoots. These impressive results support the Corporation's decision to revisit the mining scenarios and assess potential improvements to the Wona-Kona overall project economics. Recent drilling continues to add significant mineralization within [...]