According to the IMF, Malis gold output would begin to decline by 2015 as existing mines reach maturity. (Image source: David Guthrie/Flickr)
Leading gold producer Mali has awarded four greenfield mining concessions to Qatar Mining in four zones, located in the west and south of the West African nation
Aurora Minerals has invested in Predictive Discovery to carry out gold exploration activities in West Africa. (Image source: CIFOR)
Minerals exploration company Aurora Minerals has announced it will acquire a 17.2 per cent stake in gold exploration company Predictive Discovery
BNC has been working on restarting its smelter, with the aim of producing nickel alloy by 2015. (Image source: ChristianToennesen/Flickr)
Zimbabwean mining company Bindura Nickel Corporation (BNC) has resumed production in its smelter after selling 7,129 tonnes of nickel this year
Since 2006, Angola has been producing eight million carats of diamonds annually. (Image source: Kim Alaniz/Flickr)
The Angolan government has said it aims to increase diamond production in the country by 20 per cent this year and achieve an annual target of 10mn carats
Kenyas Baringo County is rich in resources like diatomite, ruby, gold, iron ore, manganese and fluorspar. (Image source: Patrice Anglade/Flickr)
Kenya’s Baringo County has signed a US$71mn deal with Chinese firm Chuansian International Company to mine 200,000 tonnes of diatomite annually
