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AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°231 - 21/07/2010 WHO'S WHO
Maureen Mwanawasa

Former first lady and wife of late president Levy Mwanawasa, Maureen Mwanawasa retains the influence she accumulated during the seven-year presidency of her husband. (...) [165 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°231 - 21/07/2010 WHO'S WHO
Cyril Ramaphosa

A former union chief - he founded the South Africa Trade Union - who went on to become a prominent businessman, Cyril Ramaphosa, can add a new trophy to his collection. (...) [166 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°231 - 21/07/2010 WHO'S WHO
Felichismi Mwijage

Nyota Minerals Ltd’s gold project at Tulu Kapi in Ethiopia is gaining momentum. At the behest of its boss, Melissa Sturgess, Noyta has just named Felichismi Mwijage as its new project geologist. (...) [83 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°230 - 07/07/2010 WHO'S WHO
Michael Tarney

Mining operators in Zambia could have a new power plant at their disposal if Michael Tarney gets his way. (...) [123 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°230 - 07/07/2010 WHO'S WHO
Gif Chimanikire

Zimbabwe’s mining ministry is undergoing changes amid the international outcry over the Marange diamond affair. On June 24, president Robert Mugabe named Gift Chimanikire as successor to Murisi Zwizwai in the post of deputy minister for mines and mining development (Zwizwi is also a lawmaker from the former opposition party Movement for Democratic Change, MDC). (...) [243 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°229 - 23/06/2010 WHO'S WHO
Noureddine Mokaddem

A former senior executive of Managem, the mining arm of ONA, the leading private holding company in Morocco that’s indirectly owned by the royal family, has joined the board of Maya Gold and Silver Inc. (...) [108 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°229 - 23/06/2010 WHO'S WHO
Nyakallo Mpatuoa

A former mines commissioner in Lesotho, Nyakallo Mpatuoa, got off to a flying start with her appointment on June 15 as the new managing director of Mothae Diamonds. (...) [105 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°229 - 23/06/2010 WHO'S WHO
Russel Simmons

A driving force behind hip-hop and former producer of the Beastie Boys, the American businessman Russell Simmons brought the world jewelry elite together at Los Angeles on June 4 for a function related to his Diamond Empowerment Fund. (...) [96 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°228 - 09/06/2010 WHO'S WHO
Frank Giustra

Russia’s OAO Severstal and Endeavour Financial Corp have put paid to their fight for the control of Crew Gold Corp, a company that operates the LEFA gold mine in Guinea. (...) [186 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°228 - 09/06/2010 WHO'S WHO
Mathews Phosa

A former prime minister of Mpumalanga province and now treasurer general of the African National Congress, Mathews Phosa still retains a strong foothold in the mining industry. (...) [108 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°231 - 21/07/2010 WHO'S WHO
Sebastien de Montessus

Going against tradition, France’s Areva is about to talk about its operations in Niger. Sebastien de Montessus, head of the company’s Business Unit Mines, will meet with journalists at Areva’s headquarters on Rue La Fayette in Paris for a working breakfast on July 20. (...) [81 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°231 - 21/07/2010 WHO'S WHO
Liu Guoping

An economist and vice president of the China Railway Materials Commercial Corp., Liu Guoping has been named non-executive director of African Minerals Ltd. (...) [144 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°230 - 07/07/2010 WHO'S WHO
Vladimir Chumashkaev

The president of the Russian equity company Rik Oil (which is incorporated in Kazakhstan but headquartered in Moscow), has been in Guinea since last month. (...) [124 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°230 - 07/07/2010 WHO'S WHO
Hiren Bhanu

Mining unions and provincial authorities in Democratic Republic of Congo are training their sights on Societe Miniere du Sankuru Sprl (SMDS), which is 51% owned by Indo Afrique Mining Ltd from Hong Kong and 49% by Miniere de Bakwanga (MIBA). (...) [170 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°229 - 23/06/2010 WHO'S WHO
Dan Owiredu

A veteran of West Africa’s mining industry, Dan Owiredu, was elected new president of the Ghana Chamber of Mines in mid-June. (...) [129 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°229 - 23/06/2010 WHO'S WHO
Terry Muleter

A flurry of appointments has taken place in Guinea’s mining sector. Terry Mulpeter was named new managing director of Societe Anglogold Ashanti de Guinee (SAG) in succession to Nigel Trevarthen. (...) [101 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°229 - 23/06/2010 WHO'S WHO
William Smart

A key investor in Highland Park SA, leading stakeholder in Mantra Resources, William Smart will now start playing an active role in the junior which is engaged in uranium exploration in Tanzania. (...) [65 words] [FREE]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°228 - 09/06/2010 WHO'S WHO
Jeanine Mabunda Lioko

Congo-K’s parastatals minister, Jeannine Mabunda Lioko, has replied at length to a question in Parliament in late April from Fidele Babala, a legislator from the opposition Movement de Liberation du Congo (AMI 227), concerning the lawfulness of the government’s sale of 20% of its 30% holding in Office des Mines d’Or de Kilomoto (IOKIMO) to AngloGold Ashanti and Randgold Resources. (...) [206 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°228 - 09/06/2010 WHO'S WHO
Michael McAllister

Avion Gold Corp is keen on raising its profile among investors. The explorer active in Mali’s gold sector has just named Michael McAllister, a former executive of BMO Investment & Corporate Banking Metals & Mining Group, as its manager in charge of investor relations. (...) [117 words] [$5.4]

AFRICA MINING INTELLIGENCE n°227 - 26/05/2010 WHO'S WHO
Yakov Itskov

The head of the international alumina arm of the UC RusAl group, Yakov Itskov, will be taking a very close interest in Guinea’s presidential election on June 27. (...) [209 words] [$5.4]

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