Cameco not likely done with M&A yet, analysts say

Cameco’s announcement this week that it is paving the way to raise up to $1-billion has sparked speculation the Canadian uranium giant may be preparing for a large takeover. TSO & Associates analyst Terence Ortslan said on Friday there are...

Brazil’s Vale invests to get around Chinese megaship ban

Brazilian diversified mining major Vale, the world’s number two mining group in terms of market capitalisation, Has announced that it is to establish a second floating iron ore transfer station, in Subic Bay in the Philippines. This station will...

Globe mulls spin-off, dual listing

ASX-listed Globe Metals & Mining on Tuesday announced its plans to spin-off its exploration assets, apart from the Kanyika niobium project, into a separately listed entity. Globe would further dual list on the TSX, with a niobium focus, to...

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...

Paladin’s Malawi mine still not at full production after strike

Full production at ASX- and TSX-listed Paladin Energy’s Kayelekera uranium mine in Malawi eluded the company’s grasp as workers continued to strike, it said on Thursday. Paladin said the Local Staff Association (LSA) had asked for additional...

Kayelekera production back on track

Uranium miner Paladin Energy on Wednesday told shareholders that striking employees at its Kayelekera operation, in Malawi, would return to work after a meeting with the Local Staff Association (LSA) and government officials. Workers at the...

Strike cripples production at Paladin's Malawi uranium mine

Malawi’s move last week to delink its currency from the US dollar, devaluing by 50%, had an unwelcomed side effect for uranium miner Paladin –workers at its Kayelekera mine in the north of the country on Friday downed tools after the company...

Explosives company hopes to strengthen brand in West Africa

Explosives company BME says participation in events like this year’s West African Mining and Power Exhibition (Wampex) is compulsory for companies wanting to build their brands in the West African region.

Ultrafiltration technology used at new water treatment plant

Ultrafiltration membrane technology will be used at a new water treatment plant for minerals exploration and development company African Minerals’ Tonkolili iron-ore mine, in Sierra Leone, West Africa, reports water treatment engineering company...

South African consultancy assisting mining industry in Cameroon

Mining engineering consultancy SRK Consulting is currently advising the government of Cameroon on developing a minerals and mining industry in the country, chairperson Roger Dixon tells Mining Weekly.

Company Announcement: Partnerships boost Globe’s development of vital Health Post in Malawi

Globe Metals & Mining is pleased to inform the market of its participation in the development of the Etandweni Health Post, nearby its Kanyika Niobium Project in Mzimba district, Malawi.

Paladin trims 2012 guidance as Namibia, Malawi mines miss targets

Uranium miner Paladin Energy on Monday reported that full-year production was expected to be around 2% less than previously anticipated, at around 7.1-million pounds. Despite achieving record production at its Kayelekera operation, in Malawi,...