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...

Auctioning mineral assets is way to go, says adviser to Liberia

Former Mintek CEO and one-time Department of Minerals and Energy official Dr Paul Jourdan played a role in making the South African government the custodian of mineral rights in South Africa. Until the new regime was enforced, mineral rights were...

Auctioning mineral assets is way to go, says South African who advises Liberia

Former Mintek CEO and one-time Department of Trade and Industry DDG Dr Paul Jourdan played a role in making the South African government the custodian of mineral rights in South Africa. Until the new regime was enforced, mineral-rights were the...

Delta sues Liberia govt over iron-ore concession

Diversified resources firm Delta Mining Consolidated is taking legal action against the government of Liberia, challenging the State's decision not to award a $1,6-billion iron-ore concession to the company, despite having earlier declared it the...

Liberia ordered to halt iron-ore rebidding process pending review – Delta

The Liberian Public Procurement and Concessions (PPC) Commission has ordered the government to halt all action in the rebidding of the Western Cluster iron-ore project pending the completion of a review, diversified mining and exploration group...

Liberia still silent on iron-ore ‘disqualification’ – Delta Mining

South Africa’s diversified resources company Delta Mining Consolidated was still waiting for formal notification of its Liberian iron-ore disqualification, the company said on Thursday.

Liberia excludes South African bidder, concern over Charter review, DRC mine-rights deadline approaches

Diversified South African exploration and mining company Delta Mining Consolidated (DMC) has been arbitrarily excluded from an iron-ore opportunity in Liberia for which it appeared to be the frontrunner.

Delta to contest Liberia iron-ore exclusion – CEO

Diversified South African exploration and mining company Delta Mining Consolidated (DMC) would contest any exclusion from iron-ore development in Liberia, DMC CEO Heine van Niekerk said on Tuesday. Van Niekerk was responding to a Reuters report...

South African company wins iron-ore exploration rights in Liberia

South Africa-based Delta Mining Consolidated has been named the winning bidder for the right to undertake iron-ore exploration in the western region of Liberia.

Johnson-Sirleaf commits Liberia's extractive industries to transparency in a bid to benefit all

The former war-torn West African country of Liberia hopes that greater transparency concerning the income earned by its resources sector will encourage the much-needed investment to rebuild its economy.