June 12, 2013 ‘Complex’ Simandou production date put in doubt Guinea says the massive iron ore project will miss first production set for 2015.
June 11, 2013 Gem Diamonds sells stone for $9m The firm sold the rough piece in a profit-sharing agreement.
June 11, 2013 Chevron to sell two Nigerian oil blocks The company will divest its 40% share of leases 83 and 85 which hold the Madu and Anyala fields.
June 11, 2013 Platinum: ETF demand points to a price increase Current developments suggest the price may be set to improve significantly in the coming months.
June 11, 2013 Chinese firm said to have killed Ghanaian miners with poisonous gas The official version is that the three small-scale miners lost their lives after inhaling excess smoke in a pit during a blast to extract the mineral.
June 10, 2013 Shale adds 47% to global gas reserves, 11% to global oil: EIA study The estimates are "highly uncertain and will remain so until they are extensively tested with production wells."
June 10, 2013 Mantra Resources to start uranium mining at Mkuju River project Company said it would wait until summer to begin.
June 10, 2013 UPDATE: Court win for Israeli billionaire in fight over $50 billion African mining prize Beny Steinmetz scores legal victory amid corruption probe into the sale of Guinea's Simandou iron ore licence.
June 10, 2013 Ivanplats gets its ducks in a row for South African project Company filed both a mining right application and included a BEE (Black Economic Empowerment) partner.
June 10, 2013 Ghana’s crackdown on illegal mining: at least 55 new arrests Identified as nationals of Niger, Nigeria and Togo.
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