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Zimbabwe
An Uncertain Mining Deal

The minister of mines is trying to ensure that if the Ashanti gold mine is put up for sell, it will be transferred to a local consortium of his choice. [...]

Published on 17/10/2003 at 11:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Zimbabwe
The unlikely reopening of Sabi mine

Throttled by debt, the state-owned Zimbabwe Mining Development Corp. (ZMDC) would like to re-open its Sabi mine with its 1,200 [...]

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Turf War In Black Business

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Zimbabwe
Shot in Arm for Gold Miners

The Zimbabwe government and Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ) have announced a string of measures designed to prevent the collapse [...]

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Zimbabwe
Impala to take a stake in Zimplats, Ngezi mine

South Africa’s Impala Platinum, world number two in platinum production, is looking to become a technical partner in Australia-based Zimbabwe [...]

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Zimbabwe
Conquest wants to profit from crisis

As the gold mines in Zimbabwe know grave difficulties (three of them closed this year and First Quantum Minerals has [...]

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Zimbabwe
Eureka and Zimplats Write-Downs

Another major Australian company has slashed the value of its [...]

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Zimbabwe
Trillion Pulls Out of Jena

Canada's Trillion Resources has sold its 50% stake in the [...]

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Zimbabwe
Company sold in Zimbabwe

The drop in world gold prices coupled with the fact the metal cannot be sold directly for foreign currency has [...]

Subscribers only 26.05.2000

Zimbabwe
Delta Gold Considers Pull-Out

Mining industry observers believe that Australia's Delta Gold could withdraw from its Eureka gold mine in Zimbabwe and dispose of [...]

Subscribers only Energy 16.05.2000

DRC, Zimbabwe
NEW JOINT VENTURE

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Subscribers only Energy 26.01.2000

Africa
GOLD, OTHER REACTIONS AND MOVES

After two months of bargaining, Ghana's Ashanti Goldfields has reached an accord with the Ghana Mineworkers Union on a plan [...]

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DRC, Sierra Leone
ONE ASPECT OF GLOBALIZATION

An Internet provider in Florida has just won a contract to open a site for the sale of "African diamonds [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.06.1999

Canada
REBELS UPHOLD MINING RIGHTS?

On Sept. 29 Congo president Laurent Kabila signed a decree dated Oct. 1 that approved a mining accord between the [...]

Subscribers only Energy 07.10.1998

Zimbabwe
ANGLO TEAMS WITH CAMBRIAN

Anglo has matched its move in Tanzania (see above) with another in Zimbabwe in its elaborate game of Go in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.10.1997

Spotlight | Southern Africa
CALL FOR EU BACKING

The chairman of Reunion Mining Co. urged the European Union during a conference organized by the Brussels Club on Oct. 19-20 on investment and trade with Southern Africa to throw full support behind European firms.

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Africa
NEW CONFERENCE, SAME MESSAGE

African governments have realized increasingly over the past two years "that they are going to have to compete for capital [...]

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Europe, Mali
LOAN FOR AAC PROJECT IN MALI

The European Investment Bank is considering a 35 million Ecu ($43 M) loan for the Sadiola gold mine project spearheaded [...]

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South Africa
NEW LIFE FOR WEST RAND?

"We are looking for a new mining project in South Africa where cash from West Rand Consolidated Mines can be [...]

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Spotlight | Zimbabwe
A MINE MONOPOLY BREACHED

Hartley Platinum will be able to market its output independently of the Minerals Marketing Corporation of Zimbabwe (MMCZ), mines minister Eddison Zvobgo revealed last week in announcing that the government's green light for the mining project was imminent.

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COMMITTMENTS FOR 1992

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Spotlight | Zambia
REBOUND

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Zimbabwe
The unlikely reopening of Sabi mine

Zimbabwe
Turf War In Black Business

Zimbabwe
Shot in Arm for Gold Miners

Zimbabwe
Impala to take a stake in Zimplats, Ngezi mine

Zimbabwe
Conquest wants to profit from crisis

Zimbabwe
Eureka and Zimplats Write-Downs

Zimbabwe
Trillion Pulls Out of Jena

Zimbabwe
Company sold in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe
Delta Gold Considers Pull-Out

DRC, Zimbabwe
NEW JOINT VENTURE

Africa
GOLD, OTHER REACTIONS AND MOVES

DRC, Sierra Leone
ONE ASPECT OF GLOBALIZATION

Canada
REBELS UPHOLD MINING RIGHTS?

Zimbabwe
ANGLO TEAMS WITH CAMBRIAN

Spotlight | Southern Africa
CALL FOR EU BACKING

Africa
NEW CONFERENCE, SAME MESSAGE

Europe, Mali
LOAN FOR AAC PROJECT IN MALI

South Africa
NEW LIFE FOR WEST RAND?

Spotlight | Zimbabwe
A MINE MONOPOLY BREACHED

Africa
COMMITTMENTS FOR 1992

Spotlight | Zambia
REBOUND

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Zimbabwe The unlikely reopening of Sabi mine

Zimbabwe Turf War In Black Business

Zimbabwe Shot in Arm for Gold Miners

Zimbabwe Impala to take a stake in Zimplats, Ngezi mine

Zimbabwe Conquest wants to profit from crisis

Zimbabwe Eureka and Zimplats Write-Downs

Zimbabwe Trillion Pulls Out of Jena

Zimbabwe Company sold in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Delta Gold Considers Pull-Out

DRC, Zimbabwe NEW JOINT VENTURE

Africa GOLD, OTHER REACTIONS AND MOVES

DRC, Sierra Leone ONE ASPECT OF GLOBALIZATION

Canada REBELS UPHOLD MINING RIGHTS?

Zimbabwe ANGLO TEAMS WITH CAMBRIAN

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Africa NEW CONFERENCE, SAME MESSAGE

Europe, Mali LOAN FOR AAC PROJECT IN MALI

South Africa NEW LIFE FOR WEST RAND?

Spotlight | Zimbabwe A MINE MONOPOLY BREACHED

Africa COMMITTMENTS FOR 1992

Spotlight | Zambia REBOUND

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Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

Botswana, South Africa
From Gaborone to Antwerp, is De Beers's empire on the rocks?

Zimbabwe
An Uncertain Mining Deal

Zimbabwe
The unlikely reopening of Sabi mine

Zimbabwe
Turf War In Black Business

Zimbabwe
Shot in Arm for Gold Miners

Zimbabwe
Impala to take a stake in Zimplats, Ngezi mine

Zimbabwe
Conquest wants to profit from crisis

Zimbabwe
Eureka and Zimplats Write-Downs

Zimbabwe
Trillion Pulls Out of Jena

Zimbabwe
Company sold in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe
Delta Gold Considers Pull-Out

DRC, Zimbabwe
NEW JOINT VENTURE

Africa
GOLD, OTHER REACTIONS AND MOVES

DRC, Sierra Leone
ONE ASPECT OF GLOBALIZATION

Canada
REBELS UPHOLD MINING RIGHTS?

Zimbabwe
ANGLO TEAMS WITH CAMBRIAN

Spotlight | Southern Africa
CALL FOR EU BACKING

Africa
NEW CONFERENCE, SAME MESSAGE

Europe, Mali
LOAN FOR AAC PROJECT IN MALI

South Africa
NEW LIFE FOR WEST RAND?

Spotlight | Zimbabwe
A MINE MONOPOLY BREACHED

Africa
COMMITTMENTS FOR 1992

Spotlight | Zambia
REBOUND