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Sierra Rutile to Market Rutile Next Year

Once the producer of a quarter of the world's rutile, Sierra Rutile (SRL) firmly intends to make its mark again [...]

Subscribers only Mining 03.02.2004

Walter Kansteiner

The former U.S. under secretary of state for African affairs, Walter Kansteiner, who is shortly to be replaced by Constance [...]

Subscribers only Mining 20.01.2004

Reuven Gross

An Israeli entrepreneur who specializes in buying up shopping centers in such countries as France and Belgium, Reuven Gross, has [...]

Subscribers only Mining 06.01.2004

First Investments in Sight

AEI understands that the World Bank's board will examine a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.12.2003

DiamondWorks Turns Up Jewel-Quality Gems

Tests on DiamondWorks' new processing plant at Koidu (AMI 66) turned up 282 carats of diamonds from different samples. Among [...]

Subscribers only Mining 16.12.2003

World Bank Saves Pipeline

After long months of bargaining, the World Bank has not only agreed to guarantee the West Africa Gas Pipeline project but even to invest in it.

Subscribers only Energy 09.12.2003

Kumba Resources' Plans Thwarted

In its annual report on its 2002-2003 financial year, the South African iron producer Kumba Resources took stock of the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.10.2003

Momodu Pujeh

Former Sierra Leone transport and communications minister Momodu Pujeh, who was fired in November 2001 following an inquiry by the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.10.2003

Spotlight
Six Decisive Months for West African Gas Pipeline

The West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) was meant to be ChevronTexaco's answer to ExxonMobil's Chad-Cameroon line

Subscribers only Energy 30.09.2003

Total Examines Gas Deals

In addition to an agreement it has just signed with NLNG, France's Total is considering teaming up with Marathon in Equatorial Guinea.

Subscribers only Energy 30.09.2003

Sam Jonah

The boss of Ashanti Goldfields, Sam Jonah, has been named chairman of Sierra Rutile by the company's main shareholder, mining [...]

Subscribers only Mining 23.09.2003

Fusion Ripe for Takeover?

The announcement by Australia's Fusion Oil & Gas that it had made money for the first time since it was [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.09.2003

Smugglers Still Very Much in Business

In their bid to help rebuild Sierra Leone's mining industry, Britain's DFID and the U.S. Agency for International Development commissioned [...]

Subscribers only Mining 09.09.2003

Sierra Rutile Negotiates New Fiscal Terms

Citing softness in the world market for rutile and ilmenite, Sierra Rutile has succeeded in obtaining better fiscal terms from [...]

Subscribers only Mining 01.08.2003

Diamonds are For Autumn

Sierra Leone's leading diamond mining project, Koidu, will kick off in the autumn even though mining giants like De Beers [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.07.2003

John Sisay

We mistakenly reported in our last issue (No 65) that Jean Raymond Boulle's three companies in Sierra Leone ?come under [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.07.2003

Boulle's Three Profit Centers

While waiting for money from the European Union to be disbursed to help him resume operations at Sierra Rutile, Mauritius-born [...]

Subscribers only Mining 08.07.2003

Fight for Moyamba Bauxite

A showdown has begun between the giant Russian Aluminum (RusAl) and Sierra Rutile Ltd., a company controlled by businessman Jean-Raymond [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.06.2003

Oil on Top of Diamonds?

Repsol, Oranto and an unknown American company have just been awarded concessions in Sierra Leone's offshore.

Subscribers only Energy 17.06.2003

Why De Beers Stays Away

When the United Nations lifted its embargo on uncertified diamonds from Sierra Leone on June 6, De Beers, which had [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.06.2003

Musa Kabba

Who were the 10 leading diamond exporters of Sierra Leone nationality in 2002? Africa Mining Intelligence has come up with [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.06.2003

Commercial Pact on WAGP

After signing a fiscal accord concerning the West African Gas [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.06.2003

Sharp hike in exports

Sierra Leone exported more than US$23 million worth of diamonds [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.05.2003

Who's Going to Fund WAPP?

No less than eight donors are lining up to finance the interconnections needed to set the West Africa Power Pool into motion.

Subscribers only Energy 20.05.2003

New LNG Project for British Gas

BG has been negotiating LNG deals with Nigeria for some months and now plans to also buy LNG from Equatorial Guinea.

Subscribers only Energy 20.05.2003

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Sierra Leone

Sierra Rutile to Market Rutile Next Year

Walter Kansteiner

Reuven Gross

First Investments in Sight

DiamondWorks Turns Up Jewel-Quality Gems

World Bank Saves Pipeline

Kumba Resources' Plans Thwarted

Momodu Pujeh

Spotlight
Six Decisive Months for West African Gas Pipeline

Total Examines Gas Deals

Sam Jonah

Fusion Ripe for Takeover?

Smugglers Still Very Much in Business

Sierra Rutile Negotiates New Fiscal Terms

Diamonds are For Autumn

John Sisay

Boulle's Three Profit Centers

Fight for Moyamba Bauxite

Oil on Top of Diamonds?

Why De Beers Stays Away

Musa Kabba

Commercial Pact on WAGP

Sharp hike in exports

Who's Going to Fund WAPP?

New LNG Project for British Gas

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Ibrahim Traoré

Virtus Minerals

Paul Kagame

Savannah Energy

Denis Sassou-Nguesso

Sierra Leone

Sierra Rutile to Market Rutile Next Year

Walter Kansteiner

Reuven Gross

First Investments in Sight

DiamondWorks Turns Up Jewel-Quality Gems

World Bank Saves Pipeline

Kumba Resources' Plans Thwarted

Momodu Pujeh

Spotlight Six Decisive Months for West African Gas Pipeline

Total Examines Gas Deals

Sam Jonah

Fusion Ripe for Takeover?

Smugglers Still Very Much in Business

Sierra Rutile Negotiates New Fiscal Terms

Diamonds are For Autumn

John Sisay

Boulle's Three Profit Centers

Fight for Moyamba Bauxite

Oil on Top of Diamonds?

Why De Beers Stays Away

Musa Kabba

Commercial Pact on WAGP

Sharp hike in exports

Who's Going to Fund WAPP?

New LNG Project for British Gas

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Spotlight
Six Decisive Months for West African Gas Pipeline