October 18, 2011

MDN Identifies Four Lenses Justifying Definition Drilling and Intercepts the Ikungu Structure Below 475 m

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October 18, 2011

Pan African commences cold commissioning at Phoenix Platinum

Pan African, the African focused precious metals producer announces that the Phoenix Platinum Mining (Pty) Limited (Phoenix') commissioning team together with the Metanza team (the operators of the Chrome Tailings…

October 17, 2011

Zambia minister says miners must ‘brace for tough decisions’

UKZambians reports Zambia's Mines Minister Wilbur Simusa says he expects total cooperation from the mining companies as government engages them on taxation and that they should brace for tough decisions…

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…