DRC sees copper concentrate ban in full force by July, August

Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) expects its ban on the export of copper and cobalt concentrates to come into full force by July or August, as it presses mining companies to process and refine the metals within its borders, the Mines Minister...

DiamondCorp makes progress with Lace development

Although the 2012 financial year was a “rollercoaster” year for JSE- and Aim-listed DiamondCorp, the company said it was making progress with the development of the 47-level block cave development at its Lace mine. DiamondCorp, which reduced...

Congo loses out on $1.4bn as mine assets sold cheap – Annan panel

The Democratic Republic of Congo lost at least $1.36-billion in potential revenues between 2010 and 2012 due to cut-price sales of mining assets to offshore companies, according to a panel led by former UN secretary general Kofi Annan. Congo,...

SA company clinches Republic of Congo openpit mining contract

Opencast mining provider Diesel Power, in techinical and management support of its fellow group subsidiary Diesel Power Congo, has been awarded an openpit mining and quarrying contract, in the Republic of Congo.

Company Announcement: Partnership ethos marketed to best-of-breed

The first Bigen Africa Partnership Conference was held in March at the CSIR conference facility in Pretoria – attended by hand-picked stakeholders and potential partners from across the globe

Cobalt firms on DRC ore uncertainty, tight supply

Uncertainty about the availability of cobalt concentrates from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the world's largest ore producer, is pushing up prices for the metal at a time the market is already tight due to low supplies, traders said....

Randgold to step up exploration as gold price slides

Africa-focused miner Randgold Resources sees any further fall in the price of gold as an opportunity to expand its exploration activities cheaply, the company's chief executive said. The miner is looking to buy stakes in exploration projects run...

What’s South Africa doing to become mining finance centre for Africa?

The Cameroon-Congo-Gabon region is being likened to Australia’s iron-ore-rich Pilbara and the coking-coal resources of Mozambique-South Africa-Zimbabwe to Australia’s Bowen Basin. It is said to be only a matter of time before the Democratic...

Africa’s ‘Pilbara’ needs champion – Investec

The Cameroon-Congo-Gabon region, often likened to Australia’s iron-ore-rich Pilbara, needs a champion in the mould of Fortescue founder Andrew Forrest to assemble companies, governments, financiers and end-users in a region that could give the...

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Tenders for work in the rest of Africa excluding South Africa

Africa

Tenders for work in the rest of Africa excluding South Africa

CRU’s Burnside warns of potash overcapacity and oversupply

Canada’s potash sector is a leviathan in the nation’s mining industry; it accounted for almost 30% of global supply during 2011, with the value of production that year reaching $7.97-billion, according to the Mining Association of Canada. The...