December 16, 2011 Diamond mining firms unfazed by US sanctions list Two diamond mining companies that were recently placed on the United States government sanctions list have said the embargo will not affect their operations and marketing of the gems.
December 15, 2011 South African court rules $89 million stake in iron ore mine wrongly awarded A South African court has ruled that the Department of Mineral Resources wrongly awarded prospecting rights to the Sishen iron ore mine to Imperial Crown Trading 289 (ICT).
December 15, 2011 Glencore enters agreement to acquire stake In Rosh Pinah Zinc Glencore International plc today announced that a subsidiary has entered into an agreement with Exxaro Base Metals and Industrial Holdings (Proprietary) Limited to acquire Exxaro’s entire 50.04 per cent shareholding…
December 14, 2011 Mozambique ports grow with Rio Tinto appetite for coal Roads were little more than rubble and there was barely enough working equipment to load cargo at Maputo port in 2003. Then Mozambique brought in Grindrod Ltd. (GND) and DP…
December 14, 2011 US sanctions two diamond mines in Zimbabwe The United States on Monday sanctioned two diamond mines located in Zimbabwe's Marange region, the scene of serious human rights abuses in 2008.
December 14, 2011 Capital Drilling grows further in Chile and Mauritania Capital Drilling, the emerging and developing markets drilling company, has been awarded two further contract wins and extensions. Capital Drilling Mauritania has recently been awarded a new development drilling contract…
December 13, 2011 Botswana, DRC and Zambia most vulnerable to ‘resource curse’ Oxford Policy Management published a new report explaining how low- and middle-income countries are becoming increasingly vulnerable to the "resource curse."
December 13, 2011 Rumour mill churning on Anglo bid for Mozambique coal mine Just one week following Anglo American's approval of a $1.7 billion met-coal project in Queensland, the London-listed diversified miner may be shopping for more coal assets.
December 13, 2011 Afferro sells Putu stake to focus on Cameroon project The anticipated receipt of $115-million from the sale of its interest in the Putu iron project is ‘Christmas come early’ for iron-ore miner Afferro Mining, said London-based Evolution Securities’ Charles…
December 13, 2011 Chalice puts Eritrea gold project on chopping block TSX- and ASX-quoted Chalice Gold Mines said on Monday it signed a nonbinding agreement to sell its Zara project in Eritrea, the East African State that the UN slapped with…
Trump orders Pentagon to buy coal power in boost to industry Under Trump’s directive, the Pentagon’s energy installation office would pursue long-term agreements for that coal power. February 11, 2026 | 02:11 pm
