March 2, 2012 New study says 66% of institutional investors choose Africa as number one destination. No wonder. Have you seen the size of that place? A new survey by The Economist Intelligence Unit finds when institutional investors interested in frontier markets were asked to choose two regions out of five, two-thirds see Africa – projected…
March 2, 2012 Extract Resources Ltd broadcast: Extract issues Target’s Statement, with Independent Directors unanimously recommending that shareholders accept the Taurus Offer The Independent Directors of Extract unanimously recommend that shareholders accept the unconditional A$8.65 cash offer from Taurus Mineral Limited ("the Taurus Offer"), in the absence of a superior proposal.
March 2, 2012 Workers down tools at Kansanshi copper mine Zambia Daily Mail reports that workers at the Kansanshi copper mine have gone on strike.
March 2, 2012 Thailand’s PTT Plc buys Madagascar coal mine for US$50 million Bankgok Post reports that PTT Plc has acquired the remaining shares in Perth-based Red Island Minerals for $50.2 million.
March 1, 2012 Zimbabwe seeking “lost” diamond revenue Zimbabwe said Thursday it is seeking to trace lost revenue from the country's vast mineral reserves, as part of an attempt to shore up its finances.
March 1, 2012 End in sight for Extract buyout The directors of Extract Resources, would-be developer of the Husab uranium deposit in Namibia, have urged shareholders to accept a buyout offer from China Guangdong Nuclear Power Company subsidiary Taurus…
February 29, 2012 Over a hundred workers in limbo after Firestone Diamonds’ Botswana mine surprise closure The future of about 160 workers at BK11 diamond mine in Botswana is in the balance after UK-based owner, Firestone Diamonds (LON:FDI), suspended operations yesterday.
February 28, 2012 Botswana rapidly emerging as uranium power in Africa, major South Korean project and don’t forget Pine Creek An Australian explorer said today that one of Africa’s most prolific uranium plays is shaking off the tag that it was the uranium province that was missed and is starting…
February 27, 2012 Despite write-down, Tasiast remains Kinross Gold’s top priority Kinross CEO Tye Burt said the company's technical understanding of the orebody "has grown substantially" at its controversial Tasiast gold project in Mauritania in West Africa.
African Rainbow Minerals founder steps down from executive role Patrice Motsepe has served as ARM's executive chairman since founding the diversified miner in 2003. February 16, 2026 | 07:46 am
