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The strategy of South Africa’s De Beers to renew its mining operations in Africa, its return to Angola, the partnership between the world’s leading diamond producer and Alrosa, the production targets of Namdeb, the DTC’s new marketing system and the like.

The report on gem producer Lev Leviev looks into his diamond mining projects and polishing and cutting programs in Angola, Namibia, Botswana and in South Africa. It also provides details on the connections of the Russian-Israeli diamond trader.

How Russia’s Alrosa group managed by operating the Catoca mine to become the new key partner of Luanda in exploring and extracting diamonds. But the report also details of the way it markets its Angolan diamonds and provides insight into its projects in Sierra Leone.

A close look at the strategy to revive Gecamines, the legal woes of the state-owned Congolese group that operates most mines in Katanga, a rundown of its partners and moves to review the contracts it signed in the past with foreign companies.

This report devoted to Canada’s First Quantum Minerals explains why the group that produces copper in Zambia (Kansanshi) is rising star on mining markets. The report also examines its projects in Mauritania and describes the background of its top executives.

The report focuses anew on negotiations between the AngloGold Ashanti Ltd group and the Guinea government concerning an export tax. It also examines the operations of its affiliates in Africa as well as appointments and background of the gold producer’s new bosses.

How Gold Fields Ltd settled the problem of energy supply in Ghana; its major projects in Burkina Faso, Niger, Ghana and also in South Africa. These are the leading subjects of the report on the big South African gold producer.

The report on Brazil’s CVRD describes its offensive in Africa and its high-gear lobbying campaign on the continent. In addition, it takes a close look at the world’s leading iron producer’s activities in Mozambique, Gabon, Guinea and in Algeria.

The report on Ruski Alumini (RusAl) outlines the Russian aluminium producer’s program to expand its operations in Africa, and particularly in Guinea, South Africa and in Nigeria. It also looks into the background of the Russian company’s leading executives.

The strategy of the Canadian concern Global Alumina (GlobAl) to straighten out its financial situations as well as a description of each stage of the Sangaredi alumina refinery project in Guinea that Global is promoting (funding, partnerships, basic agreement, etc).

The report leads off with the question of why BHP Billiton wants to raise the South African government’s awareness of its investment programs in Africa, followed by the Australian giant’s alumina refinery projects in Sangaredi and in the Boffa region in Guinea.

In this report on Paladin Resources Inc., you will find a detailed account of the Australian junior’s operations in uranium in Namibia (Langer Heinrich project) and in Malawi (Kayelekera project) as well as a list of its financial operations.