Tulu Kapi mine, Ethiopia

A gold operation located in Western Ethiopia.

Tulu Kapi gold project, Ethiopia

Nyota Minerals has applied to the government of Ethiopia to convert its Tulu Kapi exploration licence into a mining licence.

Canaco to spin out Ethiopian project into new listing, shares rise

Canaco Resources rose nearly 10% in Toronto on Tuesday after it announced plans to unbundle its 70% stake in the Ethiopian Harvest project into a new company called Tigray Resources that it will list on the TSX-V around June. The Vancouver-based...

Zuma won't be at Mining Indaba – Presidential spokesperson

A big song and dance has been made about South Africa's President Jacob Zuma making a highly significant mining speech at the upcoming Mining Indaba. But his Presidential spokesperson Vincent Magwenya had a very different message for Mining Weekly...

Resources expected to increase significantly at Ethiopian gold exploration project

African-focused junior diversified miner Nyota Minerals, previously Dwyka Resources, reports a maiden inferred resource of 690 000 oz of gold at the Tulu Kapi gold exploration project, in Ethiopia, and is confident that the project’s resource...

Nicky O wants Africa’s economic lions to roar, small car push may favour palladium, rhodium, exploration cuts could see prices soar on upturn

De Beers chairperson Nicky Oppenheimer wants Africa’s economic lions to be made to roar. Read on page 6 of this edition of Mining Weekly of Oppenheimer’s call for the economic lions of Africa to work together towards improving the...

Allow Africa’s economic lions to roar, Nicky Oppenheimer urges

Africa’s economic lions must be allowed to roar by “urgently” improving the continent’s competitiveness, De Beers chairperson Nicky Oppenheimer said in Addis Ababa. Addressing Africa Day celebrations in the plenary hall of the African...

Sonjica urges Africa to boost internal demand for continent's minerals

Africa’s combined efforts should be focused on creating internal demand for the consumption of the continent’s large repository of mineral resources, South Africa’s Minister of Minerals and Energy, Buyelwa Sonjica said on Thursday. She said...

800 Chinese State-owned enterprises active in Africa, covering every country

In 1418, the prosperous coastal towns and cities of East Africa were visited by a tremendous fleet, spearheaded by the biggest sea-going ships ever built up to that time, from the mightiest ocean-going navy in the world - that of Imperial China.

800 Chinese State-owned enterprises active in Africa, covering every country

The world's quietest and most powerful current revolution is the 'Chinafication' of Africa, which is under way throughout the continent, says Paladin Resources MD John Borshoff.

On-The-Air (01/09/2006)

Every Friday morning, SAfm's AMLive's radio anchor John Perlman speaks to Martin Creamer, publishing editor of Engineering News and Mining Weekly. Reported here is this Friday's At the Coalface transcript: Perlman: South Africans...

Explosive group’s Ghana detonator output at record levels

Growing mining activity in Africa - and the potential for further expansion of the industry - has allowed the continent’s leading explosives producer to achieve encouraging results in its African markets.