January 8, 2012 Canadian firm to mine nickel in Tanzania Canadian mineral explorer Continental Nickel Ltd (CNI) is set to start mining the mineral in southern Tanzania following positive exploration results.
January 8, 2012 Indian coal giant buys SA rights Later this month Coal India Ltd (CIL), the world's biggest coal producer, will sign an agreement with the Limpopo government in terms of which it will receive mining rights on…
January 6, 2012 Kansanshi back in business, First Quantum confirms First Quantum on Friday confirmed it restarted operations at its Kansanshi copper mine in Zambia, after a strike curbed output for two days this week.
January 6, 2012 Two fatalities at South African gold mines in one day Two South African gold mines have reported fatalities at their mines on the same day.
January 6, 2012 Residents along polluted river threaten to deal with Newmont Residents of Kwame Boahenkrom in the Asutifi north district of the Brong Ahafo Region have threatened to deal ruthlessly with Newmont Ghana Gold Limited if they do not halt polluting…
January 5, 2012 NMDC may pay $300 million for Mozambique, Russian coal mines NMDC Ltd., India’s largest iron ore producer, plans to acquire two coking coal mines in Mozambique and Russia for about $300 million to feed its planned steel plants in India.
January 5, 2012 Beacon starts coal exports from Mozambique British company Beacon Hill Resources has announced that it has begun exporting coal from the central Mozambican port of Beira.
January 5, 2012 First Quantum gets out of Congo with $1.25 billion asset sale First Quantum Minerals, the Vancouver-based copper miner embroiled in a dispute with the Congolese government over expropriation of one of its key assets, has sold its mines in the Central…
January 5, 2012 Go to market, not the vault for gold bargains: David Baker Baker Steel Capital trades on its analysts' "intellectual capital and technical expertise" when it comes to knowing when and where to invest.
January 5, 2012 Newly Discovered Diamond Mines Bring Hopes of Development to Cameroon The recent discovery of previously untapped diamond mines in Eastern Cameroon has had the Cameroon news media in a virtual frenzy, but that’s not all.
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