South Africa’s mining production grew by 5.3 per cent year-on-year in September this year, Statistics SA reported
Mining
Indian firm to invest US$782mn in southern Africa’s zinc deposits
Indian company Sesa Sterlite has announced that it will invest US$782mn over the next three years to develop zinc deposits in southern Africa
Botswana copper miner to purchase stakes in nickel mines from Russian firm
Botswana’s copper mining firm BCL has agreed to purchase stakes in two nickel mines for US$337mn from Russia’s nickel and palladium producer Norilsk Nickel
Ferrex receives environmental and exploration permits to operate manganese mine in Togo
Iron ore and managenese developer Ferrex has announced that it received an environmental permit to operate on the Nayega manganese project in northern Togo
Indian firm to develop infrastructure facilities at Mozambican coal mine
Indian firm International Coal Ventures Limited (ICVL) has agreed to invest US$500mn to build infrastructure and logistics facilities at its newly acquired coal blocks in Mozambique