September 4, 2011 Globe takes great stride with niobium It was standing room only last Thursday at the Africa Down Under conference in Perth when Globe Metals & Mining (ASX: GBE) managing director Mark Sumich took to the stage.…
September 2, 2011 Nigeria sees first iron ore output in 2012 Reuters reports Nigeria expects the first significant iron ore production next year from its 3 billion tonne Itakpe iron ore deposits as it looks to reduce its dependence on oil…
September 2, 2011 Botswana diamond tender facility takes shape Spadework has begun on construction of a trading facility at Diamond Technology Park (DTP) in Gaborone, marking the first stage of what will become a platform for independent tenders for…
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…
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