Moz benefiting from Australian mining investment, assistance

World number three miner Rio Tinto expects to export its first shipment of coal from its Benga project in Mozambique this month. Benga is in the Moatize district of Tete province, and the coal will be transported by rail along the Sena line to the...

Transnet delivers last 98 wagons to Rio’s Mozambique operations

South Africa’s State-owned Transport Rail Engineering (TRE) on Thursday shipped the last 98 of 200 wagons, including spare parts, to diversified mining group Rio Tinto’s Moatize coal operation, in the Tete province of Mozambique. The wagons...

Company Announcement: Transnet Rail Engineering Delivers 98 Wagons To Mozambique

Public Enterprises Minister, Mr Malusi Gigaba, today marked the shipping of the last 98 of the 200 wagons and spare parts designed, engineered and manufactured in Transnet Rail Engineering’s facility in Uitenhage

Minas Moatize coal expansion project, Mozambique

The definitive feasibility study for the Minas Moatize project has confirmed a “technically and economically robust” coal mine.

Benga coal project, Mozambique

Rio Tinto has put the first coal through Benga's new coal preparation and handling plant, ahead of its first coal shipment.

Study confirms potential of 2.2Mt/y Mozambique coal mine - Beacon Hill

Aim-listed Beacon Hill Resources (BHR) has completed a definitive feasibility study (DFS) for its Minas Moatize project, in Mozambique, which confirmed a “technically and economically robust” coal mine. The mine, in the Tete province, would...

Company Announcement: Trial Shipments of Manganese to China New Mining Equipment Arrives on Site

Zambian focused manganese exploration and mining company Kaboko Mining Limited (ASX:KAB) (“Kaboko” or the “Company”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into agreements with major Chinese steel manufacturers for a trial shipment of...

Vale’s Mozambican coal operation starts exports but encounters protest

Brazilian major mining group Vale’s Moatize mine in the Tete province of Mozambique produced 620 000 t of coal last year. This was recently revealed by Mozambican Prime Minister Aires Ali. However, only 140 000 t, or about 22.6%, of this coal...

Additional management appointed at Minas Moatize

Aim-listed Beacon Hill Resources (BHR) has appointed additional senior management role-players at its Minas Moatize coal mine, in Tete, Mozambique, in preparation for the mine’s ramp up next year.

Brazilian group Vale’s credit rating raised

Brazilian major diversified mining group Vale has had its credit rating raised from BBB+ to A– by ratings agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P). This upgrade is the latest in a gradual process that started when the miner first gained investment grade...

Minas Moatize coal project, Mozambique

Beacon Hill expects to export first coal from its Minas Moatize coal mine before the end of the year.

Moatize coal project, Mozambique

The board of Vale has approved a $6-billion expansion for its Moatize coal project, to lift output to 22-million tons a year.