September 2, 2011

Areva says stolen Namibian uranium from its mine

WINDHOEK – Four drums of radioactive material stolen last week in Namibia contained uranium ore and came from Areva's Trekkopje Mine in the country, the French company said on Friday.…

September 1, 2011

NUM plans to begin strike at Nkomati Nickel on September 5

Reuters reported that the National Union of Mineworkers plans to begin a strike at African Rainbow Minerals' Nkomati Nickel mine on September 5th 2011. The trade union is striking over…

September 1, 2011

Merger of Equals: Producing Junior Gold Mines Combined in West Africa

Global markets have become increasingly volatile due to the deepening financial crisis, while gold bugs are gripping their seats.

September 1, 2011

Speculators have a field day kicking around Sunridge Gold

Shares of Sunridge Gold rose a brisk 7% in Thursday morning trade after the junior explorer gave an update on drilling at its zinc-gold-copper deposit in the Horn of Africa…

September 1, 2011

Glencore announces $1 billion acquisition of Optimum Coal

Glencore International plc (LON:GLEN), seeking access to the growing coal market in India and China, announced on Thursday an estimated $1 billion plan to acquire Optimum Coal Holdings (JNB:OPT), a…

September 1, 2011

Rio Tinto Says Zimbabwe Partly Approved Mine Indigenization Plan

Rio Tinto Group said it received partial approval from the Zimbabwean government for its plan to increase ownership of the Murowa diamond mine by black citizens of the country.

September 1, 2011

Uranium projects in Australia, Namibia, Kazakhstan and US celebrate progress

Full financial support has been finalised for an extension at a Namibian uranium mine, while Australian and US projects have reached more regulatory milestones, and a production increase is planned…

September 1, 2011

Big names boost Kenya’s largest mining project

BASE Resources says it is close to announcing offtake deals for Kenya's biggest mining project, the $US256 million ($239m) Kwale mineral sands operation. Base managing director Tim Carstens said Dupont…

September 1, 2011

Coal of Africa signs sustainability agreement

The South Africa focused mining company Coal of Africa has signed an agreement to control development in the Mapungubwe Cultural Landscape World Heritage Site.Together with the South African Department of…

September 1, 2011

Pilot Crushtec provides test plant for Rio Tinto’s next major coal project in Mozambique

Sedgman SA recently purchased a Pilot Modular plant on behalf of its client, Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique (RTCM) (originally Riversdale Mining, which has been taken over by Rio Tinto and…