Kalagadi manganese project, South Africa

Kalagadi Manganese has raised a debt package of over R5-billion from local banks and development finance institutions.

Zim threatens to seize mines, without compensation

Zimbabwean Youth Development, Indigenisation and Economic Empowerment Minister Saviour Kasukuwere says the government “will not pay anything” to the mining companies it intends to seize for failing to comply with the country's controversial...

Mining Indaba Schedule

Mooted Zim gold and platinum royalties could slash production, profits

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says Zimbabwe’s proposal to increase mining royalties in the gold and platinum sectors starting this year could lead to a heavy plunge in production and profits among companies that are currently exploiting...

Mooted Zim gold and platinum royalties could slash production, profits – AfDB

The African Development Bank (AfDB) says Zimbabwe's proposal to increase mining royalties in the gold and platinum sectors starting this year could lead to a heavy plunge in production and profits among companies that are currently exploiting...

Implementation of Shire–Zambezi project to start in 2012?

The African Development Bank (AfDB), the financier of the implementation of a comprehensive feasibility study into the Shire–Zambezi waterway project, says the project's cooperating countries have agreed on a number of actions that will make it...

Company Announcement: WAMPEX Powers Regional Development

It’s been called the ‘West African gold rush’ and is seen as a ‘mining hotspot’, one of the world’s fastest growing regions for gold production.

Allana outlines funding plans for Ethiopian potash project

Allana Potash, which announced on Tuesday that its Danakhil project in Ethiopia would cost around $800-million to build, told investors it aimed to raise nearly $500-million of this from development agencies. CEO Farhad Abasov said the company...

Mining boom to boost Africa’s infrastructure programme and economy

The minerals exploration boom in Africa is expected to contribute significantly to the ambitious Programme for Infrastructure Development in Africa led by the African Union Commission (AUC), the New Partnership for African Development (Nepad) and...

Great potential in small hydro

Despite South Africa being a water-scarce country, there is still significant potential to develop small hydroelectric plants, says International Hydropower Association (IHA) VP Dr Terry Moss.

AfDB approves €150m loan for manganese project

Black-owned Kalagadi Manganese reports that the African Development Bank (AfDB) approved its €150-million loan in May.

Second phase of Nsanje inland port moving ahead

Portuguese multidisciplinary engineering company Mota Engil has earmarked €13-million for the second phase of the Nsanje inland port, the port of call for the proposed $6-billion Shire-Zambezi waterway project.