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BME invests in Botswanas exciting coal future

Botswanas coal industry has been described as "one of most exciting stories in Africa today" by one of the leading suppliers of explosives and services to the continents mining sector

According to ELB, the iron-ore company chose two plants that will guarantee the highest possible return within the shortest time. (Image source: CDE Global/Flickr)

ELB Engineering, a construction and engineering servicing firm, has been awarded contracts to construct two plants in South Africa for Kumba, Africa’s largest iron ore producer

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

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