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Investment firm TWP Investments is exploring opportunities to invest in the Zimbabwean mining industry, with the company particularly interested in gold, rock phosphate, chrome, coal and nickel projects.

M&A on way in Joburg, gold deal flow in Toronto – Nedbank Capital

Merger and acquisition (M&A) transacting is back with large M&A deals poised to be concluded in South Africa and gold-related deal flow being experienced by Nedbank Capital's office in Toronto, the bank's mining and resources unit informs Mining...

Many recession-battered African junior miners have turned the corner – banking group

During the serious commodity price crash, the bulk of exploration juniors were forced to revisit their drawing boards and seriously rethink their development plans and cost structures

IDC approves $10m loan for Mwana’s Freda Rebecca mine

Africa-focused explorer Mwana Africa has reported that the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) has approved the provision of up to $10-million debt funding for the development of the Freda Rebecca gold mine, in Zimbabwe. The miner said in a...

Paladin reports first drawdown on Kayelekera project loan

The first drawdown has been made on a $167-million project finance package provided for the Kayelekera uranium mine, in Malawi, TSX- and ASX-listed Paladin Energy reported on Monday. An initial $84,5-million was drawn down, and will be reimbursed...

‘Buy Africa' to profit when commodity cycle turns up again – Asia analysts

"If you believe in the long-term urbanisation success story of China and India, you buy Africa, because that’s where the commodities are going to come from", Frontier Advisory CEO Dr Martyn Davies told mining investors in Johannesburg on...

Proactive approach for growth

Aim-listed African-focused engineering and project management company MDM Engineering has embarked on a proactive approach to grow the company in the current global economic downturn, says MDM Engineering CEO Grant Lowman.

Risk insurance secured for Moz titanium project

Credit and investments risks in other countries are mitigated by the Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa Limited (ECIC), the official Export Credit Agency of South Africa, and provides protection against political risks , says GM...

Black investors buy into project-management firm

Minerals-process engineering and project-management company MDM Ferroman (formerly Metallurgical Design and Management) last year became one of the first local project houses to be black-empowered.

Progress at Kansanshi copper project

Canadian miner, First Quantum Minerals, has announced the signing of a mandate and indicative term sheet with the Standard Bank Group and WestLB AG, as co-lead arrangers and underwriters for a limited recourse export credit and commercial debt...