The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in collaboration with some institutions, has launched the African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC), to aid with the sustainable development of the region’s extractive industry
Platinum mining company Zimplats has announced plans to close its Rukodzi mine in Zimbabwe and invest US$470mn in opening a new mine, to increase its capacity utilisation
Mining company Base Titanium has applied for a permit to export products from its Kwale Mineral Sands mining project in Kenya
Aureus Mining has signed a US$88mn project finance loan facility deal with South Africa’s Nedbank and Rand Merchant Bank, to aid with the development of its New Liberty Gold Project located in the Bea Mountain mining licence in Liberia
South Africa’s Sibanye Gold has offered to buy Witwatersrand Consolidated (Wits Gold) for US$39mn, to enhance its footprint in the Wits Basin
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