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The company, with an investment base of US$297mn, is expected to contribute close to one per cent of Kenyas annual GDP. (Image source: Dan Zen/Flickr)

The Kenyan Ministry of Mining has issued Australian firm Base Titanium with an export permit, which allows the company to export from its Kwale mineral sand project for the first time

World Bank has reportedly committed US$200mn to the five-year fund, and has been meeting with mining companies and governments from sub-Saharan Africa. (Image source: Bruno San/Flickr)

The World Bank would launch a US$1bn fund in July 2014 to map mineral resources of Africa, using satellites and airborne surveys, according to a report

According to UNDP, the mining sector in Africa provides huge opportunities for sustainable development and poverty reduction in the continent, if properly managed. (Image source: Jerome Bon/Flickr)

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

Zimplats produces 180,000 ounces of platinum per year from its mines in Zimbabwe. (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)

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

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