Botswana is Africa's number one place to do business in mining, followed by Morocco and Namibia, according to the Fraser Institute's annual survey of mining companies
A 25.5-carat rare blue diamond has been unearthed at Cullinan mine in South Africa by the mine's operator Petra Diamonds
South Africa will begin the construction of a 70km pipeline in 2013 to enable supply of water from a reservoir in the north to local coal mines in the Waterberg area
Angola's impressive 1,500 kimberlites (diamond bearing volcanic rocks) have been recognised by the chairman of the World Diamond Council (WDC) who said that Angola has the potential to lead the world Kimberley process
The Zambia Environmental Management Agency (ZEMA) has approved the construction of Mwekera Copper Mine in Zambia's Ndola city by Chinese owned Macrolink Resources
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