Fleurette Group has announced that its joint venture with SOKIMO, Société Minière de Moku-Beverendi (SMB), has completed the first phase of its gold exploration activities at the Moku-Beverendi project in DR Congo
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Sable Mining Africa subsidiary signs MoU with Liberian government
A subsidiary of Sable Mining Africa has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Liberia to develop infrastructure in the country, which will help it export products from its Nimba Iron Ore project in south-east Guinea
Coal mining in southern Africa to increase due to energy demand
Research and consultancy firm Frost and Sullivan has forecast that the rising demand for energy and new power projects in southern Africa, along with escalating costs of coal, could lead to an increase in mining activity in the region in the near-term
Weatherly Mining Namibia launches Tschudi copper mining project
Weatherly Mining Namibia, the subsidiary of UK-based miner Weatherly International, has launched the US$88.3mn Tschudi copper mining project in Namibia
Angola’s Catoca Mining Society to start diamond exploration in Zimbabwe in 2014
Angola’s Catoca Mining Society has said it will start exploring two fields in Zimbabwe for diamonds in 2014