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Stay up to date with the latest Africa and the Middle East updates from the global mining industryBHP to divest stake in South African coal mine
Global mining company BHP Billiton said it will sell an 8% stake in its South African coal unit to a consortium led by the Pembani Group for an undisclosed...
Affero Mining to divest stake in Liberian iron ore project
Affero Mining has unveiled plans to divest its 38.5% stake in the Putu iron ore project located in Liberia to Lybica Holdings for...
Glencore completes Umcebo stake sale
Glencore International has completed the acquisition of a 43.66% equity interest in South Africa-based coal mining business Umcebo...
Ruby Creek completes mining asset acquisition in Tanzania
Gold exploration and mining company Ruby Creek Resources has completed the acquisition of Gold Standard Tanzania’s assets, which are located adjacent to its Gold Plateau...
London Mining begins production at Sierra Leone mine
London Mining has started production of iron ore from its Marampa operation in Sierra...
Extract Resources' subsidiary bags mining licence for Namibian project
Extract Resources' subsidiary Swakop Uranium has received a mining licence for the Husab uranium project from Ministry of Mines and Energy of...
Pan African starts platinum production at South African project
Pan African has produced first platinum group metal (PGM) concentrate from its chrome tailings retreatment plant (CTRP) at the Phoenix platinum project in South Africa, two months ahead of...
Goldplat receives mining lease for Kenya project
UK-based Goldplat has received a 21-year mining lease for its Kilimpesa gold mine from the Kenyan Minister for Environment and Mineral...
Vale to invest $6bn for Mozambique coal mine expansion
Vale's board has approved the expansion of the Moatize coal project in Mozambique, with an investment of...
Lonrho recovers 53.25 carat diamond at Angola project
Lonrho Mining has recovered a 53.25 carat diamond from its Lulo project located about 150km west of the Catoca diamond mine in...
Noble Minerals receives environmental permit for Ghana project
Noble Mineral Resources has received an environmental permit from the Ghana Environmental Protection Agency for the Bibiani gold mine in western...
Denham Capital and Pangea form new African mining firm
US-based private equity firm Denham Capital has committed $200m to start a new African mining venture in partnership with South Africa's Pangea...
Great Western, TKS to develop Tanzanian copper project
Great Western Exploration has entered into a head of agreement with Kazakhstan's national mining firm Tau-ken Samruk (TKS), to develop the Spasskaya copper...
Anglo American to acquire stake in DB Investments and De Beers
Anglo American has entered into an agreement with CHL and Centhold International to acquire its 40% interest in DB Investments and De Beers for a total value of...
Chalice Gold and Eritrean Government sign mining agreement
Chalice Gold Mines' joint venture firm Zara Mining Share (ZSMC) has signed a mining agreement with the Government of Eritrea for the financing and development of the Koka gold mine at the...
Katanga SPRL secures mining services contract for DRC project
Katanga SPRL has received a mining services contract for the development of the pit cut-back at the Dikulushi copper-silver project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo...
FCX approves second phase expansion of DRC project
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold's (FCX) board has approved the second phase of expansion at the Tenke Fungurmue project in the Democratic Republic of Congo...
Aveng Moolmans bags mining contract for South African mine
African firm Aveng Moolmans has been awarded an open pit mining contract worth R1.35bn ($167m) for the Tshipi Borwa manganese mine project in South...
Nantou Mining receives exploration permits renewal in Burkina Faso
Blackthorn Resources subsidiary Nantou Mining has received a three year renewal for its Seboun and Sepaogo exploration permits in Burkina...
TRE JV to develop Buckreef project in Tanzania
Tanzanian Royalty Exploration (TRE) has signed a joint venture (JV) agreement with the Tanzanian federal government to develop the Buckreef gold mine...
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