The end of this year will find Areva very much on edge. The mining agreements of its affiliates in Niger, Somair and Cominak, run out on December 31 and the French nuclear energy group must renew them by then.
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President Ouattara has become annoyed by moves by former rebels in the north to retain control of the diamond trade. [...]
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The timeline has accelerated for the tiny Australian explorer Kogi Iron which has been working under a new boss, Iggy [...]
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An Australian company that mines coal in Botswana, AfricanEnergy Resources is targeting not only the local and regional markets but [...]
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Waiting in the wings since 2009 to press ahead with its project to extract bauxite and build an alumina refinery, [...]
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The authorities in Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast are spending a lot of time these days thinking about how zinc [...]
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Chinese businessman Ning Yat Hoi increased his stake in Mwana Africa, a company owned by Congolese national Kalaa Mpinga, in [...]
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Robert Friedland, executive president and founder of Ivanplats, re-named Ivanoe Mines in August, can already see himself as the leading [...]