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FERROCHROME

IFM to shut down second furnace for roof rebuild in early July Restricted

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Ferrochrome producer International Ferro Metals (IFM) will shut down its second furnace for roof upgrades at the beginning of next month, to complete part of the work on its two furnaces concurrently, rather than sequentially, the London-listed...
28th June 2011
 
 
ZAMBIA – 2

Best time to invest in Zambia is now – conference delegates told Restricted

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Zambian Development Agency DG Andrew Chipwende reports that the best time to invest in Zambia is now and warns that there might not be space for latecomers.
24th June 2011
 
 
MINING SERVICES

SRK overcomes challenges in tailings dam designs Restricted

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South Africa-founded group of consulting engineers and scientists SRK Consulting is continuing its involvement in the design of ring-dyke tailings dams to accommodate a fairly large deposition rate.
24th June 2011
 
 
UNION ACTION

NUM to march to Samancor Chrome head office Restricted

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South Africa’s largest mining union, the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM), would embark on a march to the offices of Samancor Chrome on Saturday to submit a list of demands, including the abolishment of what it calls “racial and...
17th June 2011
 
 
EXPLORATION

Sable buys stake in Guinea exploration permit Restricted

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Aim-listed Sable Mining Africa said on Tuesday that its 80%-owned subsidiary Guinea Mataux de Bases has acquired a 298 km2 exploration permit for Mount Kakoulima, in Guinea. The nickel, copper, cobalt, chromium and platinum group-elements (PGE)...
14th June 2011
 
 
MINERALS LEGISLATION

Zim Chamber of Mines wants to discuss indigenisation with govt Restricted

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The Zimbabwe Chamber of Mines (ZCM) reports that its officials are planning a strategy meeting with government on the effective implementation of the nation’s hotly debated indigenisation requirements.
10th June 2011
 
 
FERROCHROME

Merafe spurns equity raising, keeps 20.5% Lion Two stake Video Available Restricted

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Stuart Elliot's earlier video interview The black-owned JSE-listed ferrochrome company Merafe is giving equity raising a wide berth and instead opting to keep its stake in Xstrata’s Lion Two expansion at 20.5%, the same percentage that it has in Lion One, the highly successful...
3rd June 2011
 
 
Zimec

Chamber hopes to showcase industry potential Restricted

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The Chamber of Mines of Zambia (CMZ) reports that it hopes, with the assistance of the Ministry of Mines, to showcase the potential that the Zambian mining industry offers international investors at the inaugural Zambian International Mining and...
3rd June 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
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