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
Quarrying
Kenyan county to mine diatomite with Chinese firm
Kenya’s Baringo County has signed a US$71mn deal with Chinese firm Chuansian International Company to mine 200,000 tonnes of diatomite annually
South Africa's Impala Opencast Project completed
Concor Opencast Mining has completed the Impala Opencast Project in Rustenburg, South Africa, 13 years after the project began
Guinea signs investment deal to develop iron ore project
The government of Guinea has signed an investment agreement for US$20bn to develop the Simandou iron ore project
Innovation and investment to add value to mining
Metsos solutions - and, particularly, its Lokotrack concept - shows how mining companies can achieve a holistic life-cycle approach to energy-saving and improved efficiency