May 13, 2012 Enugu coal-powered power plant to produce 1,000 megawatts ENUGU state will soon be a major hub in power transmission as PHCN plans to draw 1000 megawatts from coal- powered electricity. Minister of Power, Professor Barth Nnaji, made the…
May 11, 2012 South African government granted right to appeal in Sishen mineral rights case A South African court on Friday granted the Department of Mineral Resources and Imperial Crown Trading (ICT) permission to appeal in a complex case for limited rights at Sishen, one…
May 10, 2012 Avion Gold languishing near 52-week low despite almost doubling resources in Mali Shares of Avion Gold failed to recover on Thursday after taking a 28% pummeling the day before, despite announcing vastly improved mineral resources at its Tabakoto Project in Mali, West…
May 10, 2012 CoAL completes acquisition of Rio Tinto and Kwezi’s South African coal assets Coal of Africa Limited, a coal exploration, development and mining company operating in South Africa has completed the acquisition of Rio Tinto and Kwezi's South African Coal Assets.
May 10, 2012 AngloGold profit almost double in Q1 and plans investments of $1.9 billion to boost production Africa's largest gold miner AngloGold Ashanti (NYSE:AU) posted first-quarter earnings Thursday of $429 million, which more than double the same period last year, despite a drop in production on the…
May 10, 2012 African Barrick goes ahead with Tanzania’s Bulyanhulu expansion African Barrick Gold (LON:ABG) shares rose 6% today as the miner announced its board has approved a $185 million expansion at Bulyanhulu, its underground gold mine in Tanzania.
May 10, 2012 Harmony Gold may boost output by 150,000 ounces next year Harmony Gold Mining Co. (HAR), the third- largest African miner of the metal, may boost output by 150,000 ounces in the fiscal year ending June 2013 as the company starts…
May 9, 2012 Chinalco Mining seeks $1 billion IPO for massive Peru copper mine With huge investments in Peruvian copper, Chinalco Mining, a division of the giant Aluminum Corp of China, follows another Chinese state-owned miner to the Hong Kong market to raise money.
May 9, 2012 Wholesale grade drop pummels Harmony profits Exacerbated by stoppages and repairs, the gold miner reported a 20% drop in overall grade but, the bottom line was saved by a tax credit.
May 9, 2012 Anglo American Platinum to adopt fuel cell locomotive Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), the world’s largest platinum producer, launched today the first of five fuel cell-powered locomotive prototypes to be tested at its mining operations in South Africa.
Iamgold’s Lemelin thanks mentor for Africa option Bruno Lemelin recalls his first Iamgold boss urging him to join Essakane in Burkina Faso as regional politics began to unravel. December 26, 2025 | 05:00 am
