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Madagascar
Mining Police to Fight Traffickers

A special mining police unit was set up by the [...]

Published on 31/03/2004 at 10:00 GMT

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Madagascar
RMC to Buy a Concession in Madagascar

The Rich Minerals Corporation (RMC) is expecting to buy 40% of a sapphire mining concession in Madagascar by the name [...]

Subscribers only 31.08.2001

Germany, Madagascar
Ewgeny Zwetkow

A German businessman of Bulgarian origin who is active in the mining business in Madagascar, Ewgeny Zwetkow, has once again [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.06.2001

Madagascar
New Precious Stones License

Mines minister Charles Rasoza plans to shortly issue an invitation to tender for a 2.5 sq.km. license on Madagascar’s first [...]

Subscribers only Mining 29.05.2001

Tanzania
Commercial production of tanzanite set for July

African Gem Resources (Afgem), the Tanzanian subsidiary of South African company Afgem , has announced that it intends beginning large-scale [...]

Subscribers only Mining 18.04.2001

Spotlight | Madagascar
Gale warnings

Approaching provincial governor elections at the end of the year and the prospect of a presidential election in 2002 — where head of state Didier Ratsiraka must run if he is to finish his career in beauty by welcoming the [.

Subscribers only Politics 21.07.2000

Madagascar
New Mining Code Outlined

Madagascar appears determined to bring the mining industry firmly into the formal sector of its economy. On May 11, the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.05.2000

Spotlight | Madagascar
THE (BLUE) GOLD RUSH

Since the middle of last year, more than US$100 million worth of sapphires are believed to have been mined on Madagascar, especially in the southern part of the country, where income from the 'blue gold' is busy dethroning that coming [.

Subscribers only 10.04.1999

Madagascar
DANIEL PICQ

The manager of the Madagascar-registered company Victory Mining is believed to have serious problems with Madagascar's secret services (Direction Générale [...]

Subscribers only 20.03.1999

Madagascar
JOINT VENTURE IN SAPPHIRES

Last year's dispute between SRR Mercantile Inc. of Vancouver (Canada) and Victory Mining of Madagascar (managed by Daniel Picq) finished [...]

Subscribers only 13.03.1999

Madagascar
VANCOUVER STOCK HITS

Several small Canadian mining companies with somewhat chequered stock exchange careers are trying to remake their financial health by taking [...]

Subscribers only 11.04.1998

Madagascar
NEWCOMER TO PRECIOUS MINERALS EXPLORATION

One or several exploration licences were recently obtained in Madagascar [...]

Subscribers only Energy 05.03.1997

Madagascar
DEBTS AGAINST CONCESSIONS

Several specialist companies have begun buyback operations on Malagasy commercial debt at very sharp discount rates, in order to negotiate [...]

Subscribers only 26.11.1994

Madagascar
NEW GOLD TRADING AGENCY

A trading agency dealing in gold is to be set up by the ministry of mines in parallel with a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 14.09.1994

Madagascar
SAGA OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE

Several sessions of the new Malagasy government set up by prime minister Francisque Ravony (ION N° 635) were necessary last [...]

Subscribers only 10.09.1994

Madagascar
MINING COMMITTEE ALREADY UNDER FIRE

The 72-member national mining committee, half of whom have fixed seats, that was appointed last month by energy and mining [...]

Subscribers only 05.09.1992

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Madagascar RMC to Buy a Concession in Madagascar

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DRC
Washington deal: intricacies behind Tshisekedi's poker move

Namibia
Namibia oil utopia hangs on TotalEnergies' final investment decision

Madagascar
Mining Police to Fight Traffickers

Madagascar
RMC to Buy a Concession in Madagascar

Germany, Madagascar
Ewgeny Zwetkow

Madagascar
New Precious Stones License

Tanzania
Commercial production of tanzanite set for July

Spotlight | Madagascar
Gale warnings

Madagascar
New Mining Code Outlined

Spotlight | Madagascar
THE (BLUE) GOLD RUSH

Madagascar
DANIEL PICQ

Madagascar
JOINT VENTURE IN SAPPHIRES

Madagascar
VANCOUVER STOCK HITS

Madagascar
NEWCOMER TO PRECIOUS MINERALS EXPLORATION

Madagascar
DEBTS AGAINST CONCESSIONS

Madagascar
NEW GOLD TRADING AGENCY

Madagascar
SAGA OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE

Madagascar
MINING COMMITTEE ALREADY UNDER FIRE