May 27, 2015

Tesla Storage announcement is another piece of the puzzle in renewable energy hybrid markets

THEnergy observes increasing interest in storage solutions from industrial off-grid end-customers and project developers.

May 26, 2015

China’s Zijin inks deals with two Canadian firms on the same day

Perhaps the most important aspect of today’s agreements is the fact that both aim to form long-term strategic partnerships to collaborate on further ventures, opening new markets for all the…

May 25, 2015

Africa’s natural resources must carry more local value-added – Cristina Duarte, Candidate for President of the African Development Bank (AfDB)

Practical ideas, actions and proposals aimed at fostering Africa's Development.

May 25, 2015

Alrosa unearths 78.02-carat diamond from its Mir mine

According to the company, the gem is estimated is worth more than $600,000 if put on auction.

May 22, 2015

Zijin Mining, Gold Fields among final bidders for Barrick’s Australian gold mine

Analysts believe Cowal mine may be worth at least $400 million, and that Barrick would likely get as much as $1.1 billion from the sale of both, the New South…

May 21, 2015

World Bank, IMF, UNDP and Diplomatic Reps Tour Sicomines Project to Observe Progress of the DRC’s First Infrastructure-For-Minerals Partnership Mines

Facilities scheduled to start production in the fall of 2015; seen as model for future foreign investment and development projects

May 21, 2015

Mali’s mining earnings drop on lower gold production, prices

Mali's earnings from its gold-dominated mining sector slipped by around six percent to just under 206 billion CFA francs ($350.60 million) last year due to a drop in output and…

May 21, 2015

AfroCan resources gold accelerating development of high-grade small ore bodies in Sub-Saharan Africa and Papua New Guinea

AfroCan Resources Gold Ltd advises that it has embarked upon the acquisition of a Tanzanian property with 112,000 oz inferred resource

May 20, 2015

EU lawmakers surprise with vote on ‘blood metals’ ban

The main objective of the legislation is to ensure that profits from those so-called “blood metals” — tungsten, tin, tantalum and gold — do not go to African warlords.

May 20, 2015

Mitsui mulls expanding into food, drugs sectors to offset profit drop

The firm created a new division in April to evaluate deals in those areas, and in the past six months has made mining infrastructure-related investments in the U.S. and Africa.