Africa

Tenders for work in the rest of Africa excluding South Africa

Rio upbeat about Pilbara’s iron-ore future

Diversified miner Rio Tinto has moved to allay fears that it was close to depleting its iron-ore deposits in the Pilbara, with iron-ore CEO Sam Walsh saying that the company was expecting growth in output. “Our mine plan presently extends to...

Bellzone gets govt nod in Guinea, shares jump

Bellzone Mining said it received an approval from the Guinea government to begin commercial production and export of iron-ore at its Forcariah project there, sending its shares up 34%. Bellzone, which has exploration and development licences in...

West Africa emerging as the new Pilbara – West African Minerals

West Africa is emerging as the next significant iron-ore province after Australia’s rich Pilbara and is attracting the attention of global majors and the Chinese, says the London-Aim-listed West African Minerals. Major diversified miners are...

Vale sees iron-ore price rising in H2

Brazilian mining company Vale SA remains confident the price of iron-ore, its main product, will rise in the second half of 2012, relieving environmental and economic pressures on the company which have hurt growth and delayed new projects....

Africa

Tenders for work in the rest of Africa excluding South Africa

Brazilian group targeting more African opportunities

Brazilian diversified mining major Vale has confirmed that its portfolio includes investments of $7.7-billion in projects in nine African countries. Speaking at a recent seminar on Africa hosted by Brazil’s National Economic and Social...

Gearboxes for 
Namibian mine

Gearbox technology provider Hansen Transmissions South Africa (HTSA), which is a subsidiary of Belgium-based Hansen Industrial Transmissions, has supplied seven gearboxes to a South African mining technology company for a mine in Namibia.

AFRICA

Tenders for work in the rest of Africa excluding South Africa

Consultant to focus on sustainable development at Ghanaian conference

Global ground engineering and environmental company Golder Associates plans to focus on the sustainable development of Africa’s mineral and energy resources at this year’s West African Mining and Power Exhibition (Wampex) to be held in Accra...

AFRICA

Tenders for work in the rest of Africa excluding South Africa

Simandou mega iron-ore project, Guinea

The current plan for the Simandou project, in south-east Guinea, includes the construction of a mine with a capacity of 95-million tons a year of high-grade iron-ore.