Sable seeks cash flow kicker from Botswana deal
Sable Platinum is to buy just over a quarter of Global Initiatives, a Botswana firm
that gives it access to cash flow from retreating more than 40mt of pig iron.
IvanPlats seeks ‘strategic partners’ for $2bn Kamoa
IvanPlats said it was seeking strategic partners for its $2bn Kamoa copper project in the Congo and had already set down plans to improve power supply to the site.
Exxaro’s Nkosi says iron ore output in 2013
Sipho Nkosi, CEO of Exxaro Resources, said he was hopeful the company would begin iron ore production from its Mayoko prospect later this year.
SA mining misunderstood by government
It seems odd that given its global and national centrality, the country's Chamber of Mines still needs to remind Government of the importance of nurturing the sector.
DRC’s copper-rich Katanga ‘a power keg’
The Congo's Katanga province was a 'power keg' and rebels seeking secession could destabilise mining investment there, one of the country's officials said.
Gold Fields says 14k oz lost as Tarkwa resumes
Gold Fields said it had lost an estimated 14,000 ounces in production following a one week strike at its West Africa-based Tarkwa and Damang mines.
Harmony slides on Q3 output decline
Disruptions at Harmony Gold's Kusasalethu mine was behind the expected 15% decline in third quarter gold production.
Kibo Mining bets on Tanzania GDP growth
There are several foreign companies correlated to GDP and power generation growth in Africa, but for a local take on this dynamic, look no further than Kibo Mining.
SA’s steel strategy fails to add up
What's the point of keeping more iron in the country when there's not enough demand for it, asks an analyst who added the steel beneficiation strategy didn't add up?
Palamin discount turns on China red-tape
Bureaucracy in China has held up many-a-mining deal and, in some cases, led to investor disappointment - a factor behind the discount in Palabora Mining.