August 29, 2011 Nigeria: Mining Sector to Generate Two Million Direct Jobs Stakeholders in the mining sector said they are targeting to create about two million direct jobs for Nigerians from the sector. Under the Progressive Miners Empowerment Association (PMEA), the miners…
August 28, 2011 Mining in Africa and the new `Great Game’ Australian companies are now the third-largest spenders on exploration in Africa after South African and Canadian companies, according to two economists from Australia's Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC).
August 26, 2011 Guinea and China in talks over bauxite mine, alumina refinery Guinea is in advanced talks with state-owned China Power Investment to develop a bauxite mine and build an alumina refinery, deep water port and a power plant in the West…
August 26, 2011 South Africa’s Optimum Coal confirms bid interest South Africa's Optimum Coal Holdings confirmed on Friday it had received expressions of interest from unnamed third parties, a day after sources close to the deal said commodities trader Glencore…
August 26, 2011 Afferro files new 43-101 technical report on Putu iron ore project Afferro Mining, the TSX-V / AIM listed exploration and development company with iron ore projects in Cameroon and Liberia, announces the filing of a technical report pursuant to National Instrument…
August 26, 2011 RBC Capital Markets appointed corporate broker to Centamin Egypt London - This is the second announcement this week for RBC Capital Markets, who also announced on Monday that it had been appointed joint broker to African Barrick Gold. Since…
August 25, 2011 SRK opens Ghana practice SRK Consulting has opened a practice in Ghana’s capital, Accra. This follows several decades of involvement in West Africa and will consolidate SRK’s position in the region.
August 25, 2011 Mine drilling supplier Driconeq acquires Anceriz Industries in South Africa Sweden-based Driconeq, a leading producer of mining drilling equipment, has acquired Anceriz Industries, a prominent South African developer and manufacturer of reverse circulation mining drilling products.
August 25, 2011 The secrets of diamond mining are forever 24/7 Wall St says the global diamond mining industry may be one of the world’s best-kept secrets and diamond mining is not unlike the oil business, where about 100 massive…
August 25, 2011 South Africa’s Eskom accepts BHP coal pricing ruling Eskom will not appeal the court ruling that it has to disclose the special pricing deal it has with mineral resources group BHP Billiton, says Eskom CEO Brian Dames.
Op-ed: America can’t defend itself with Chinese minerals US is building new critical-mineral processing facilities from Texas to Tennessee, but without new sources of raw material, those plants will sit idle. January 23, 2026 | 12:56 pm
