Sino-Congolese barter deal – an update

Relations between the People’s Republic of China and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) came under the global spotlight in April 2008, when a China Export Import (EXIM) Bank-funded barter deal of unprecedented size between a consortium of...

China stirs the DRC financing pot

There has been no lack of attention for the recent $9-billion mining and infrastructure deal struck on April 22 between stakeholders from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the People’s Republic of China. The agreement has raised...

Diamond market retains its glitter

Diamond production has increased about 9% in the past five years, according to the New York-based World Diamond Council, as mining companies have hurried to find new deposits to meet soaring demand, reports Creamer Media’s Research Channel Africa.

Chinese pilot plant for coal-to-liquid facility to start up this March

The severe conditions in China this winter have delayed the start-up of a pilot plant using a Fischer-Trospch (FT) technology developed at the University of the Witwatersrand’s (Wits) Centre of Material and Process Synthesis (Comps) to...

Take advantage of mineral wealth - Mlambo-Ngcuka

Instead of begrudging the People's Republic of China for bringing the local textile industry to its knees through its cheap fabric exports, South African entrepreneurs should focus on other sectors where they could have a competitive edge over...

Discovery of a new copper-gold deposit in China

A joint venture between a Canadian firm and a Chinese firm has intersected further gold and copper mineralisation.

Drills at Chinese project indicate high copper and gold grades

A venture between a Canadian company and a Chinese firm has uncovered high grades of gold and copper in China.

SA technology in Chinese gold plant

South African metals and minerals research council Mintek and its partner, BacTech Enviroment, of Canada, have successfully commissioned the Laizhou Gold Metallurgy Plant bioleaching facility in Shandong Province, in the People’s Republic of...

China gold expo draws massive interest

The People’s Republic of China held its first international gold exhibition last month, which has been hailed as the most important event before the country’s gold market is opened.