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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 [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.05.2003

Zimbabwe
Turf War In Black Business

The transfer of mining assets to black interests under the ?indigenisation? bill has prompted a fight between black businessmen for [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.05.2003

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 [...]

Subscribers only Mining 25.04.2001

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 [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.03.2001

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 [...]

Subscribers only 06.10.2000

Zimbabwe
Eureka and Zimplats Write-Downs

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

Subscribers only Energy 26.09.2000

Zimbabwe
Trillion Pulls Out of Jena

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

Subscribers only Energy 25.07.2000

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

A new private company linking Congolese and Zimbabwe interests in the mining industry has been set up following last year's [...]

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 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.07.1999

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.

Subscribers only Energy 01.11.1995

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 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.06.1995

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 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.09.1994

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 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 21.04.1993

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.

Subscribers only Energy 21.04.1993

Africa
COMMITTMENTS FOR 1992

Mining projects rank first among the financial committements undertaken during the 1992 year (which ended in June) by the International [...]

Subscribers only Energy 17.09.1992

Spotlight | Zambia
REBOUND

After paying back arrears on its loans that had led the World Bank to freeze all credits in September, Zambia is now set to receive help from the World Bank, IMF and other lending institutions in breathing new life into [.

Subscribers only Energy 26.03.1992

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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

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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Africa Intelligence on social media

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

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