October 17, 2011

Lucara Diamond says AK6 in Botswana now 84% built, Lesotho project nearing pre-feasibility

Lucara Diamond Corp. ("Lucara" or the "Company") (TSX:LUC)(BOTSWANA:LUC) is pleased to provide the following update on the development of its AK6 diamond mine in Botwsana which is rapidly nearing completion…

October 17, 2011

CSP Today two-part guide to South Africa-CSP alternative to coal in South Africa

Solar PV Solar Thermal Electric Thermal Bioenergy Biofuels Biogas Biomass Other renewables Miscellaneous Geothermal Ocean Energy Small Hydro Blogs Ritesh Pothan John Joshi Tom Hopkinson Rex Zietsman Al Maiorino Doug…

October 17, 2011

IAMGOLD plans to keep on buying

IAMGOLD Corporation, which produces nearly one million ounces of gold each year, is looking is looking for projects capable of 150,000/oz of gold per year and has two million oz…

October 17, 2011

Xstrata South Africa ops hit by strike

The company reports that all of its coal operations in South Africa are affected by a worker strike which began late Sunday, with a number of its alloys facilities impacted.…

October 17, 2011

Stellar Diamonds Final Results For The Year Ended 30 June 2011

Stellar Diamonds plc, the London listed (AIM: STEL) diamond mining and exploration company focused on West Africa, announces its audited results for the year ended 30 June 2011.

October 17, 2011

Zimbabwe’s PM critical of local ownership rules for mining companies

Speaking at an agricultural conference in Johannesburg on Monday, Zimbabwe's PM Morgan Tsvangirai described the country's controversial law requiring foreign mining companies to be majority-owned by local blacks as too…

October 17, 2011

New dense medium cyclone offers benefits in coal processing

Weir Minerals Africa is poised to go into full production with its fully locally fabricated Cavex® ceramic dense medium (DM) cyclone, developed to offer coal companies around the world an…

October 16, 2011

Rio Tinto Simandou payment helping rebuild Guinea infrastructure

A significant amount of Rio Tinto's $700 million payment to settle its dispute over the huge Simandou iron ore will be used to help mend the country's dilapidated infrastructure. The…

October 16, 2011

NTPC plans to acquire coal mines in Mozambique, Indonesia

NTPC Ltd, India’s biggest power producer, has appointed a consultant to evaluate two medium-sized coal mine acquisitions in Mozambique and Indonesia even as it plans to exit International Coal Ventures…

October 16, 2011

Xstrata’s South African miners poised to strike

More labour unrest is brewing at South African mines. Reuters reports that workers poised to strike at 16:00 GMT today at Xstrata's operations across the country. The strike is over…