April 9, 2012 Lifting of sanctions against Mali welcomed by gold miners Sanctions against Mali's military junta were lifted on Sunday after the country's coup leaders agreed to step aside, allowing a provisional authority to organize elections within 40 days.
April 7, 2012 Tata Power eyes stake in South Africa’s Sekoko’s Waterberg Coal Tata Power, India's largest private power producer is in talks with South African energy company Sekoko Resources to acquire a 30-per cent stake in the Waterberg Coal Project in South…
April 6, 2012 Top 10 gold producers: Indonesia leaves 31 tonnes underground The price of gold averaged $1,571 an ounce in 2011 meaning the South East Asian country missed out on $1,7 billion in potential revenue.
April 5, 2012 FT: ‘Inbred’ miners may admire Hannam, but many not ‘too sad’ to see him go "Resources groups and the bankers who promote them merit close scrutiny since minerals have been linked in the past with financial scandals and market manipulation, from the nickel bubble that…
April 5, 2012 Zimbabwe ‘owns’ majority of all foreign mining companies Zimbabwe's Black Empowerment Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere, announced today it has taken majority ownership of foreign-owned mining firms, which had not already given a controlling stake to black Zimbabweans.
April 4, 2012 Half-billion South African platinum mine gets green light The South African government has ok'd a $443-million platinum mine located north of Rustenburg.
April 4, 2012 Sierra Leone diamond firm eyes IPO Could Sierra Leone, the African nation whose decade-long civil war funded by booty from diamond mines bore the term "blood diamonds," be going legit. when it comes to the mining…
April 4, 2012 Where (and when) to place your investment bets? Let's explore the advantages of saving in gold and silver over dollars. Here's a hypothetical look at what could occur over the remainder of this decade.
April 4, 2012 BRICS plan for the future Last week, the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa met in New Delhi for their fourth annual "BRICS" summit. The meeting brought together five countries that together…
April 4, 2012 Shanta Gold seeking $35m for added capex Tanzania-focused Shanta Gold is planning to raise $35 million to be put towards its New Luika Gold Mine.
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