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DRC
Ruashi mine stays calm through Katumbi-Beveraggi storm

While tensions continue to rise between Moïse Katumbi and Pascal Beveraggi's camps over ownership of the assets of mining services company NB Mining Africa, it has been business as usual at the Ruashi copper mine.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 01.10.2020

Africa, European Union
EU conflict minerals regulation: lawyers and consultants getting ready for last stretch

Deloitte, Clifford Chance, Herbert Smith, Squire Patton Boggs - with three months to go before the EU introduces its new conflict minerals regulation, consultants and lawyers are jostling for position to help industry actors comply with the new due diligence requirements.

Subscribers only Mining 30.09.2020

Guinea
UMS bids for French aluminium refinery as it continues to look for a site in Guinea

Fadi Wazni's Guinean mining logistics group United Mining Supply (UMS) is continuing to look for a site for an alumina refinery in Guinea but has entered a bid to buy one ready-made in France, as it looks to meet ever increasing demand from its Chinese clients.

Subscribers only Mining 30.09.2020

Angola
Alrosa demands document disclosures over $42m hole in Catoca diamond mine's books

Subscribers only Mining 29.09.2020

Madagascar
Rajoelina rewrites mining code behind closed doors

The highly volatile reform of the country's mining code led by Minister Fidiniavo Ravokatra should be over by December.

Subscribers only Mining, Politics 29.09.2020

Sudan
Vested interests in play as Sudan sits on its hands over gold smuggling

Gold bars seized from a plane by Sudanese Rapid Support Forces at Khartoum Airport are displayed in an investigation into possible smuggling, in Khartoum, Sudan May 9, 2019. © MOHAMED NURELDIN ABDALLAH/Reuters

Subscribers only Mining, Business 28.09.2020

Africa, Morocco
André Baya takes charge of Mohammed VI's international mining business

On 1 October, Mauritian national André Baya will become international Chief Operating Officer at Managem, the mining company controlled by Mohammed VI's royal holding company Al Mada.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 28.09.2020

DRC
Katumbi and Beveraggi clans due back in court shortly

The parent company of NB Mining Africa, the Congolese mining services firm run by the Frenchman Pascal Beveraggi, is seeking a stay of the ruling in favour of Astalia Investment, an entity with ties to the ex-governor of Katanga Moïse Katumbi.

Subscribers only Mining 25.09.2020

Madagascar
Washington highlights child labour in mica mines to strike blow against Beijing

The Trump administration is financing a project to tackle child labour in Madagascar's mica mines, confronting Beijing, the main buyer of the mineral, on a sensitive human rights issue.

Subscribers only Mining 24.09.2020

Guinea
Conakry plans to take minimal stake in Lola graphite project

State-owned Guinean mining company Soguipami analysed SRG Mining's performance on the Toronto stock exchange before deciding whether or not to take a stake in the company developing the Lola graphite mining project.

Subscribers only Mining 24.09.2020

DRC
Chamber of Mines plays hide and seek with civil society on VAT talks

A meeting on the controversial subject of VAT payments by mining companies in the DRC had been due to take place in the offices of the Chamber of Mines. When NGOs, and civil society bodies made it clear they wanted to take part, however, another venue was found and the meeting took place out of the public eye.

Subscribers only Mining 23.09.2020

European Union, Rwanda, South Africa
Kigali and Pretoria, top of class ahead of EU conflict minerals regulation

Already listed as ethical refiners, Rwanda's LuNa Smelter and South Africa's AU Traders and Refiners and Rand Refiners are well placed to benefit from the new European Union regulation.

Free access Mining 23.09.2020

Mali
Fertiliser manufacturers on the rack after coup d'état

Already negatively impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic, the prospects for fertiliser sales in Mali, one of the leading markets in West Africa, have deteriorated further. The recent coup d'état has increased uncertainty among international commodities producers and local blenders.

Subscribers only Mining 22.09.2020

The cotton sector should drastically reduce its cultivated areas and, consequently, its fertilizer orders.

Eritrea
Copper and gold finds could end up breaking China's monopoly

Alpha Exploration's recent discovery of gold and copper in Kerkasha prompted it to start the process of going public. The junior has also made progress with its permits. It's enough to revive the race for a third mine in Eritrea.

Subscribers only Mining 22.09.2020

DRC
Gigawatts and metal ores: what Fortescue pitched to Tshisekedi

On a visit to Kinshasa on 16 September, the Australian metals giant Fortescue put forward an ambitious plan to develop electrical power and mining projects.

Subscribers only Energy, Mining, Business 21.09.2020

DRC
NRGI, Carter Center, to help Kinshasa meet IMF mining transparency demands

The two NGOs will work with the DRC government in publishing mining contracts, in line with one of the IMF's conditions for providing new financial support.

Subscribers only Mining 21.09.2020

DRC
Mining industry squares up to Tshisekedi over VAT

Since early August, mining operators in the DRC have been pushing back against recent fiscal and budgetary measures introduced by the central government in Kinshasa. On 8 September, the leading industry players turned out in force for a meeting with President Félix Tshisekedi.

Subscribers only Mining 18.09.2020

Congolese president Félix Tshisekedi met with representatives of mining operators on 8 September.

Madagascar
Lazarosy Mining gives American mining veteran Tom Cushman new lease of life

Registered in Mauritius on 14 September 2020, Lazarosy Mining (the Malagasy name for the biblical figure Lazarus) boasts among its board members the American-British duo Tom Cushman and John Ffooks.

Subscribers only Mining 18.09.2020

Liberia
Estonian oligarch Aleksandr Bronstein irks ArcelorMittal over Nimba's iron

Solway, a firm which steel giant ArcelorMittal accuses of encroaching on its iron ore concessions in Liberia, is headed by Estonian multimillionaire businessman Aleksandr Bronstein, who seems to enjoy the blessings of George Weah's administration.

Subscribers only Mining 17.09.2020

Estonian oligarch Aleksandr Bronstein, head of Solway Mining, is heavily involved in the international Jewish community.

Angola
Petra Diamonds in talks with Luanda over new projects

South Africa's Petra Diamonds, which has been absent from Angola's diamond sector since 2009, is in talks with the government to develop new projects in the country. The firm is one of a growing number of foreign investors being courted by President Lourenço's administration.

Subscribers only Mining 17.09.2020

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DRC
Ruashi mine stays calm through Katumbi-Beveraggi storm

Africa, European Union
EU conflict minerals regulation: lawyers and consultants getting ready for last stretch

Guinea
UMS bids for French aluminium refinery as it continues to look for a site in Guinea

Angola
Alrosa demands document disclosures over $42m hole in Catoca diamond mine's books

Madagascar
Rajoelina rewrites mining code behind closed doors

Sudan
Vested interests in play as Sudan sits on its hands over gold smuggling

Africa, Morocco
André Baya takes charge of Mohammed VI's international mining business

DRC
Katumbi and Beveraggi clans due back in court shortly

Madagascar
Washington highlights child labour in mica mines to strike blow against Beijing

Guinea
Conakry plans to take minimal stake in Lola graphite project

DRC
Chamber of Mines plays hide and seek with civil society on VAT talks

European Union, Rwanda, South Africa
Kigali and Pretoria, top of class ahead of EU conflict minerals regulation

Mali
Fertiliser manufacturers on the rack after coup d'état

Eritrea
Copper and gold finds could end up breaking China's monopoly

DRC
Gigawatts and metal ores: what Fortescue pitched to Tshisekedi

DRC
NRGI, Carter Center, to help Kinshasa meet IMF mining transparency demands

DRC
Mining industry squares up to Tshisekedi over VAT

Madagascar
Lazarosy Mining gives American mining veteran Tom Cushman new lease of life

Liberia
Estonian oligarch Aleksandr Bronstein irks ArcelorMittal over Nimba's iron

Angola
Petra Diamonds in talks with Luanda over new projects

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Mining

DRC Ruashi mine stays calm through Katumbi-Beveraggi storm

Africa, European Union EU conflict minerals regulation: lawyers and consultants getting ready for last stretch

Guinea UMS bids for French aluminium refinery as it continues to look for a site in Guinea

Angola Alrosa demands document disclosures over $42m hole in Catoca diamond mine's books

Madagascar Rajoelina rewrites mining code behind closed doors

Sudan Vested interests in play as Sudan sits on its hands over gold smuggling

Africa, Morocco André Baya takes charge of Mohammed VI's international mining business

DRC Katumbi and Beveraggi clans due back in court shortly

Madagascar Washington highlights child labour in mica mines to strike blow against Beijing

Guinea Conakry plans to take minimal stake in Lola graphite project

DRC Chamber of Mines plays hide and seek with civil society on VAT talks

European Union, Rwanda, South Africa Kigali and Pretoria, top of class ahead of EU conflict minerals regulation

Mali Fertiliser manufacturers on the rack after coup d'état

Eritrea Copper and gold finds could end up breaking China's monopoly

DRC Gigawatts and metal ores: what Fortescue pitched to Tshisekedi

DRC NRGI, Carter Center, to help Kinshasa meet IMF mining transparency demands

DRC Mining industry squares up to Tshisekedi over VAT

Madagascar Lazarosy Mining gives American mining veteran Tom Cushman new lease of life

Liberia Estonian oligarch Aleksandr Bronstein irks ArcelorMittal over Nimba's iron

Angola Petra Diamonds in talks with Luanda over new projects

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

DRC
Ruashi mine stays calm through Katumbi-Beveraggi storm

Africa, European Union
EU conflict minerals regulation: lawyers and consultants getting ready for last stretch

Guinea
UMS bids for French aluminium refinery as it continues to look for a site in Guinea

Angola
Alrosa demands document disclosures over $42m hole in Catoca diamond mine's books

Madagascar
Rajoelina rewrites mining code behind closed doors

Sudan
Vested interests in play as Sudan sits on its hands over gold smuggling

Africa, Morocco
André Baya takes charge of Mohammed VI's international mining business

DRC
Katumbi and Beveraggi clans due back in court shortly

Madagascar
Washington highlights child labour in mica mines to strike blow against Beijing

Guinea
Conakry plans to take minimal stake in Lola graphite project

DRC
Chamber of Mines plays hide and seek with civil society on VAT talks

European Union, Rwanda, South Africa
Kigali and Pretoria, top of class ahead of EU conflict minerals regulation

Mali
Fertiliser manufacturers on the rack after coup d'état

Eritrea
Copper and gold finds could end up breaking China's monopoly

DRC
Gigawatts and metal ores: what Fortescue pitched to Tshisekedi

DRC
NRGI, Carter Center, to help Kinshasa meet IMF mining transparency demands

DRC
Mining industry squares up to Tshisekedi over VAT

Madagascar
Lazarosy Mining gives American mining veteran Tom Cushman new lease of life

Liberia
Estonian oligarch Aleksandr Bronstein irks ArcelorMittal over Nimba's iron

Angola
Petra Diamonds in talks with Luanda over new projects