Tete iron/vanadium/titanium project, Mozambique

The project is strategically located to access abundant, low-tariff hydroelectric power from existing and developing schemes on the Zambezi river.

Ncondezi, Rio Tinto sign Mozambique rail, port agreement

Coal explorer and developer Ncondezi has signed an agreement with Rio Tinto and Minas de Revuboe (Revuboe) to study port and rail options in Mozambique. The agreement would enable Ncondezi to access up to 10-million tons a year of rail and port...

Implementation of Shire–Zambezi project to start in 2012?

The African Development Bank (AfDB), the financier of the implementation of a comprehensive feasibility study into the Shire–Zambezi waterway project, says the project's cooperating countries have agreed on a number of actions that will make it...

Ncondezi in talks to build Mozambique rail line and port

Junior miner Ncondezi Coal said on Monday it was in discussions with joint venture (JV) partners of the Mozambique Coal Industry Export Initiative (MCIEI) to explore the possibility of constructing a greenfields rail line from the upcoming...

Chinese take another bite, Mozambique rail options, Sallies may delist by June

China’s Minmetals Resources has offered to buy Anvil, a new study is examining options to boost Mozambique’s export infrastructure, Sallies’ delisting from the JSE is set to take place before the end of June 2012.

Zambeze coal project, Mozambique

Rio Tinto Coal Mozambique has bought a modular coal handling plant for its Zambeze coal project.

Miners study rail and port options for Mozambique

A study examining options to boost Mozambique’s export infrastructure capacity fivefold has identified a new deep-water port north of the Zambezi river mouth as a preferred option. Ncondezi Coal, which forms part of the Mozambique Coal Export...

DFS on track for completion by July 2012

Exploration and development company Ncondezi Coal Company is on track to complete its definitive feasibility study (DFS) on its Ncondezi Project by July 2012 and expects first coal production by the end of 2014, or early 2015.

Consulting firm expands its service portfolio

Diversified consulting engineering company SRK Consulting reports that it has expanded its service portfolio in Zambia to incorporate a wide array of disciplines.

Benga coal project, Mozambique

Contractors have mobilised at the Benga coal project site and construction operations are under way.

Zambezi, tributaries and waterways could transport ore

Malawian mining companies will potentially dredge the tributaries that flow into the Zambezi river to transport ore from their mining operations to a port or harbour in Mozambique, says consulting and project engineering company Hatch director...

Lower SA mine output knocks Riversdale’s H1 earnings

Africa-focused coal miner Riversdale Mining reported on Friday that its coal sales had increased by 70 436 t to 388 519 t during the half-year to December 31, 2009. However, lower output and yields at one of its South African operations, knocked...