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DRC
Sicomines dispute likely to cast shadow over Tshisekedi's Beijing trip

DRC president Felix Tshisekedi will travel to Beijing on 26 May for a bilateral meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, during which an attempt to find a solution to the dispute over the mining firm Sicomines could be made.

Subscribers only Mining 10.05.2023

Guinea
Robert Friedland reorganises his Nimba project ahead of possible sale to Jindal

American-Canadian mining magnate Robert Friedland no longer believes that he can complete the Nimba iron ore mining project being carried out by his High Power Exploration (HPX) group and its local subsidiary, Société des Mines de Fer de Guinée.

Subscribers only Mining Running story - Iron ore in Guinea 10.05.2023

Botswana
President Masisi stifles debate on diamond renegotiations

As the government edges closer to clinching a new agreement with diamond giant De Beers and puts the finishing touches on its partnership deal with Belgian trader HB Antwerp, Gaborone has tended to brush off any criticism by attributing it to the opposition behind former president Ian Khama.

Subscribers only Mining, Commodity traders 08.05.2023

Burkina Faso, Mali
Skygold takeover of Taparko still not a done deal

The Bamako-registered limited company Skygold Resources is hoping to take over the Taparko mine after its offer was accepted by Russia's Nordgold, but the deal still has to be greenlighted by the authorities in Ouagadougou.

Subscribers only Mining 05.05.2023

Burkina Faso
Canadian gold miner Altair bets on Toussaint Bamouni to boost Burkina business

The Canadian firm Altair Resources is relying on Toussaint Bamouni, the former head of Burkina Faso's chamber of mines, to boost its presence in the country's mining sector.

Subscribers only Mining 03.05.2023

Spotlight | DRC
MbZ and Tshisekedi finalise arms and mines deals

UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan with RDC's president Felix Tshisekedi in Abu Dhabi, on 19 January 2023. © AFP Photo / UAE's ministry of presidential affairs

Subscribers only Defence, Mining, Diplomacy 02.05.2023

Angola
Odebrecht returns to mining infrastructure after five-year absence

Brazilian construction group Odebrecht has made its return to Angola with the signature of a series of major new contracts. In so doing, it has demonstrated its resilience after having been one of the main groups charged under the Lava-Jato anti-corruption programme.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 02.05.2023

Guinea
Fadi Wazni asks France to back alumina refinery project

The French-Guinean businessman is asking the French state to give its sovereign guarantee for his alumina refinery project in Guinea. The French finance ministry's treasury department has set up an ad hoc team to examine his request.

Subscribers only Mining, Diplomacy 02.05.2023

The French-Guinean businessman Fadi Wazni, in Marseille, in September 2021.

Ivory Coast
Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly revamps ministry of mines

Ivory Coast's Mines, Petroleum and Energy Minister Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly is appointing his team within the various departments of the ministry, one year after taking office.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining 01.05.2023

Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly, in Cape Town for the Africa Oil Week, in October 2022.

Guinea
AMR co-founders Romain Girbal and Thibault Launay quietly exit Guinea

The two founders are selling their stakes in the AMR mining company to devote themselves to metaverse projects in Dubai and Lisbon. The current CEO, Sonny Doumbouya, is set to become its largest shareholder in the Conakry-approved takeover.

Subscribers only Mining 28.04.2023

Libya, Morocco
Explosives specialist Cadex eyes up Libyan market

Morocco's leading civil explosives company Cadex has its sights set on the Libyan market. No small challenge given the country is under a UN arms embargo, which affects explosives for civilian use too.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 28.04.2023

Mauritania
Mauritanian army positions itself on statal contracts linked to artisanal gold mining in far north

The state-owned mining company Maaden, which is led by Hamoud Ould M'hamedis and is responsible for overseeing exploration and artisanal and semi-industrial gold mining in Mauritania, has entrusted the military with the contract for the construction of a new mining services centre

Subscribers only Mining 26.04.2023

Spotlight | Liberia
Miners and Washington worried about George Weah's procrastination

Liberian President George Weah still hasn't made a decision regarding renegotiation of ArcelorMittal's railway monopoly, even though a report on the issue was submitted a month ago. That delay is causing concern for mining operators, and Washington.

Subscribers only Mining 25.04.2023

Liberia's President George Weah in Paris, 12 November 2019.

Burkina Faso
Nordgold's Burkina Faso exit plan takes shape

The Russian firm, faced with insecurity in Burkina Faso, Western sanctions hitting its gold exports, and deteriorating relations with the ruling junta, has found a buyer for its Taparko mine. The group is now looking for candidates for its Bissa and Yimiougou sites.

Subscribers only Mining 25.04.2023

Workers in front of a gold ore stockpile at the Taparko gold mine site, northern Burkina Faso, 11 March 2009.

Zimbabwe
Uncertainty surrounds future of ERG's platinum stake

Harare is preparing to withdraw the Todal platinum project from the Kazakh Eurasian Resources Group. The most likely scenario is a takeover of the asset by Kuvimba, a holding company that is already struggling to raise funds because of its alleged links to businessman Kuda Tagwirei, who is under US sanctions.

Subscribers only Mining 25.04.2023

Guinea, Morocco
Tanger Med poised to take over Ashapura's mining ports contracts

The Indian mining company's perceived failure to deliver on its contractual obligations led Conakry to hand over the construction and management of river and maritime port infrastructure to a Moroccan firm.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 25.04.2023

In Focus | Kenya
Deadly blast in Ruto stronghold highlights political ripples of long-running goldmine row

In western Kenya, the Chemase goldmine is attracting the interest of private and political actors. An explosion there in January crystallised tensions between UK firm Karebe Gold Mining, three of whose employees died, and a group of well-connected Kenyan miners.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 24.04.2023

Charlie Tryon, president of Karebe Gold Mining; Noordin Haji, public prosecutor; Stephen Sang, governor of Nandi; Cheseret Korir, owner of the parcel.

Guinea
Doumbouya plans to reallocate Zogota iron to Indian tycoon Jindal

To supply his steel mills, India's Naveen Jindal has set his sights on the Zogota deposit in Guinea, whose licence quietly fell back into state hands last year. The junta leader is backing the plan, and Niron Metals, the site's official owner, has given up all hope of developing the project.

Subscribers only Mining 21.04.2023

The head of the ruling junta in Guinea, Mamadi Doumbouya.

Madagascar
World Bank's lobbying crucial to mining sector reform

The cabinet has approved a new mining code, the reopening of the mining register and the resumption of gold exports. World Bank lobbying has been a significant factor in those decisions, the institution having made its forthcoming €200m budgetary aid conditional on the sector's reform.

Free access Mining 21.04.2023

World Bank President David Malpass and Madagascar's President Andry Rajoelina at the Iavoloha presidential palace in Antananarivo, on 29 April 2019.

DRC
China's MMG Kinsevere launches arbitration against Gécamines

China Minmetals' DR Congo subsidiary MMG Kinsevere has launched an arbitration procedure in Paris against its partner, Gécamines. It wants $145m from the state-owned company, which it claims is blocking the expansion of its Kinsevere mine.

Subscribers only Mining 19.04.2023

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DRC
Sicomines dispute likely to cast shadow over Tshisekedi's Beijing trip

Guinea
Robert Friedland reorganises his Nimba project ahead of possible sale to Jindal

Botswana
President Masisi stifles debate on diamond renegotiations

Burkina Faso, Mali
Skygold takeover of Taparko still not a done deal

Burkina Faso
Canadian gold miner Altair bets on Toussaint Bamouni to boost Burkina business

Spotlight | DRC
MbZ and Tshisekedi finalise arms and mines deals

Angola
Odebrecht returns to mining infrastructure after five-year absence

Guinea
Fadi Wazni asks France to back alumina refinery project

Ivory Coast
Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly revamps ministry of mines

Guinea
AMR co-founders Romain Girbal and Thibault Launay quietly exit Guinea

Libya, Morocco
Explosives specialist Cadex eyes up Libyan market

Mauritania
Mauritanian army positions itself on statal contracts linked to artisanal gold mining in far north

Spotlight | Liberia
Miners and Washington worried about George Weah's procrastination

Burkina Faso
Nordgold's Burkina Faso exit plan takes shape

Zimbabwe
Uncertainty surrounds future of ERG's platinum stake

Guinea, Morocco
Tanger Med poised to take over Ashapura's mining ports contracts

In Focus | Kenya
Deadly blast in Ruto stronghold highlights political ripples of long-running goldmine row

Guinea
Doumbouya plans to reallocate Zogota iron to Indian tycoon Jindal

Madagascar
World Bank's lobbying crucial to mining sector reform

DRC
China's MMG Kinsevere launches arbitration against Gécamines

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Mining

DRC Sicomines dispute likely to cast shadow over Tshisekedi's Beijing trip

Guinea Robert Friedland reorganises his Nimba project ahead of possible sale to Jindal

Botswana President Masisi stifles debate on diamond renegotiations

Burkina Faso, Mali Skygold takeover of Taparko still not a done deal

Burkina Faso Canadian gold miner Altair bets on Toussaint Bamouni to boost Burkina business

Spotlight | DRC MbZ and Tshisekedi finalise arms and mines deals

Angola Odebrecht returns to mining infrastructure after five-year absence

Guinea Fadi Wazni asks France to back alumina refinery project

Ivory Coast Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly revamps ministry of mines

Guinea AMR co-founders Romain Girbal and Thibault Launay quietly exit Guinea

Libya, Morocco Explosives specialist Cadex eyes up Libyan market

Mauritania Mauritanian army positions itself on statal contracts linked to artisanal gold mining in far north

Spotlight | Liberia Miners and Washington worried about George Weah's procrastination

Burkina Faso Nordgold's Burkina Faso exit plan takes shape

Zimbabwe Uncertainty surrounds future of ERG's platinum stake

Guinea, Morocco Tanger Med poised to take over Ashapura's mining ports contracts

In Focus | Kenya Deadly blast in Ruto stronghold highlights political ripples of long-running goldmine row

Guinea Doumbouya plans to reallocate Zogota iron to Indian tycoon Jindal

Madagascar World Bank's lobbying crucial to mining sector reform

DRC China's MMG Kinsevere launches arbitration against Gécamines

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DRC
Sicomines dispute likely to cast shadow over Tshisekedi's Beijing trip

Guinea
Robert Friedland reorganises his Nimba project ahead of possible sale to Jindal

Botswana
President Masisi stifles debate on diamond renegotiations

Burkina Faso, Mali
Skygold takeover of Taparko still not a done deal

Burkina Faso
Canadian gold miner Altair bets on Toussaint Bamouni to boost Burkina business

Spotlight | DRC
MbZ and Tshisekedi finalise arms and mines deals

Angola
Odebrecht returns to mining infrastructure after five-year absence

Guinea
Fadi Wazni asks France to back alumina refinery project

Ivory Coast
Mamadou Sangafowa Coulibaly revamps ministry of mines

Guinea
AMR co-founders Romain Girbal and Thibault Launay quietly exit Guinea

Libya, Morocco
Explosives specialist Cadex eyes up Libyan market

Mauritania
Mauritanian army positions itself on statal contracts linked to artisanal gold mining in far north

Spotlight | Liberia
Miners and Washington worried about George Weah's procrastination

Burkina Faso
Nordgold's Burkina Faso exit plan takes shape

Zimbabwe
Uncertainty surrounds future of ERG's platinum stake

Guinea, Morocco
Tanger Med poised to take over Ashapura's mining ports contracts

In Focus | Kenya
Deadly blast in Ruto stronghold highlights political ripples of long-running goldmine row

Guinea
Doumbouya plans to reallocate Zogota iron to Indian tycoon Jindal

Madagascar
World Bank's lobbying crucial to mining sector reform

DRC
China's MMG Kinsevere launches arbitration against Gécamines