Second Take: West Africa iron-ore

Creamer Media's Shannon de Ryhove speaks to Mining Weekly editor Martin Creamer about West Africa emerging as the next Pilbara.

Hanlong takeover of Sundance delayed to mid-November

The takeover of Sundance Resources by China’s Hanlong Mining has been delayed to November, the Australia-listed iron-ore developer, which owns the Mbalam project in West Africa, said on Thursday. Sundance said the companies had revised their...

Company Announcement: Forécariah Mining Authorised

Bellzone Mining plc is pleased to announce approval by the Government of Guinea to commence commercial production from the Forécariah operations in the Republic of Guinea, West Africa.

Company Announcement: Apollo secures Kango North Iron Project in West Africa

The Board of Apollo Minerals is pleased to announce that the Company has acquired a 70% interest in a newly granted mineral exploration licence in coastal Gabon, Central West Africa.

Company Announcement: Sandvik Poised For Expansion in Ghana

Having outgrown its original premises in Accra, Ghana, high technology and services engineering group Sandvik has moved into a dedicated office in the capital, capable of accommodating the current staff complement of 100, with capacity for future...

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...

East Africa to join world gas giants

To East Africa's assets of spectacular wildlife, abundant land and shimmering beaches you can now add gas - so much gas it could transform global energy flows along with some of the world's poorest countries. Finds announced just last week off...

Mali interim govt raises gold sales tax

Mali's interim government has raised the combined sales tax on gold by 2 percentage points to 8%, a move aimed at bringing it in line with peers in the West Africa region, according to a government statement. The tax hike came as a senior mines...

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Survey shows strong hiring trend in SA mining

International management and professional recruitment specialist Antal reports that its quarterly survey of hiring and firing trends in some of the world’s most important employment markets, has found that the engineering and mining sector in...

Avion Gold posts $6.2m net loss, costs increase

TSX-listed Avion Gold on Wednesday said it took a net loss of $6.2-million or 1c a share during the first quarter, weighted down by higher production costs as it transitioned to underground mining and other one-off costs. These costs included a...