Stella Diamonds has successfully renewed its Tongo production permit, which consists of four diamondiferous kimberlite dykes. (Image source: Stella Diamonds)
The mining firm Stella Diamonds has announced the renewal of its exploration licence over operations in the Tongo kimberlite dykes project in Sierra Leone
Mopani Copper Mines has planned a US$1.5 billion development that will double its copper production. (Image source: photosmith2011/ Flickr)
Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) plans to spend US$1.5 billion on a new Zambian copper project that would extend the life of its operations in the Nkana and Mufulira mines by more than 30 years
Royalties on the Zambian mining sector has caused tax revenue to increase by 46 per cent. (Image source: Mmj/ Flickr)
Tax revenue from Zambia’s copper-mining sector has undergone a 46 per cent leap, now totalling ZMK 35 billion (US$7.1 million) per month, as a result of the doubled mineral royalties that came into effect in April 2012
China Copper Mines looks set to build a US$100 million plant in Zambia, with the expected production capacity of 600 tonnes of copper cathodes per annum
Xceed Resources has signed an MoU with South Africa’s Thebe Mining Resources to sell a cornerstone stake in its Moabsvelden coal project for AUD 11 million (US$112.90 million)
