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Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto is an Anglo-Australian mining company and one of the world leaders in the production of aluminium, iron ore, copper and uranium.

Guinea, United States
Who cheered on Rio Tinto against its shareholders in the Simandougate

Australian mining giant Rio Tinto can breathe lightly. The class [...]

Subscribers only Mining 11.09.2018

Botswana
Mining finance baron Brian Moritz taps into country's underground wealth

British financier Brian Moritz may be in his 80s but still has the punch to develop new mining projects in [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.08.2018

Guinea
Robert Friedland eyes up Mount Nimba iron ore

According to our information, Canadian concern High Power Exploration (HPX), chaired by Canadian mining magnate Robert Friedland, who also heads [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.07.2018

Botswana, Namibia
Discovery Capital seeks gold for Kopore copper

The junior Kopore Metals, which explores for copper in the Kalahari, is being helped by Discovery Capital to look for funds.

Subscribers only Mining 24.07.2018

Morocco
Mark Connelly gives his credentials to Khemisset potash

Australian expert Mark Connelly, a veteran in African mining, has been named chairman of British junior Emmerson, which recently picked [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.07.2018

Spotlight | Zimbabwe
Investors' verve for lithium know no abounds

As Africa's only lithium producer, with better infrastructure than several of its neighbours and a wealth of hard rock deposits of the metal, the most sought-after form for battery production, Zimbabwe is fast becoming a hotbed for new investments.

Subscribers only Mining 10.07.2018

Guinea
Mining lawyer Dorothee Madiya Mwamba powered up for electricity

On June 21, mining law specialist and lawyer Dorothee Madiya [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.07.2018

Madagascar
Graphite explorer BlackEarth takes helm at Chamber of mines

After serving two terms, Ny Fanja Rakotomalala, chairman of Australian [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.06.2018

Africa
SparrowHawk spies out projects for gold hunters

While still exploring Zambian copper alongside Australian giant Rio Tinto via their firm CopperZone Resources (AMI 415), Canadian geologists Paul [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.06.2018

Mali
Shaky outlook in Tanzania sends Indiana on hunt for Kenieba gold

As it continues to negotiate the status of its Tanzanian permits with the Dodoma authorities, Indiana has taken on two Malian gold projects.

Subscribers only Mining 12.06.2018

Guinea
Government wants to lift veil on mining procurement

Just days before it resigned, on May 17, Mamady Youla's [...]

Subscribers only Mining 12.06.2018

Spotlight | Guinea
Is Simandou Chalco's next big win after Boffa?

Chinese state-owned firm Aluminium Corp of China (Chalco) is expecting to sign off its convention minière to mine bauxite in the Guinean permits of Boffa Nord and Boffa Sud in late May. The talks between Chalco and the Guinean government [.

Subscribers only Mining 29.05.2018

Zambia
Vedanta forced to accept neighbours on Nchanga copper

The mining giant's Zambian subsidiary, which had tried to put a halt to any other operations around its Nchanga copper mine, has lost its court case.

Subscribers only Mining 29.05.2018

Mozambique
SEC refuses to ease up on Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto jumped on a recent ruling to try and have the court case over the valuation of its coal permits cancelled but to no avail.

Subscribers only Mining 29.05.2018

Zambia
Who is CopperZone, Rio Tinto's best copper and cobalt buddy?

The seven copper and cobalt permits where the Australian giant is about to start new drills are jointly owned by three Canadian businessmen.

Subscribers only Mining 15.05.2018

DRC
Ephraim Masibhera helps AVZ lithium reputation

AVZ Minerals, the Australian junior under fire from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) following media reports about the firm's lithium [...]

Subscribers only Mining 15.05.2018

DRC
Freada Cheung adds Manono lithium to Kazakh potash

Chinese entrepreneur Freada Cheung, aka "Madam Cheung", who can often be found lining up business opportunities with Chinese industrial players, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.04.2018

Spotlight | Guinea
Ashapura, TBEA and Eurasian jostle Chalco over BHP's bauxite

The new round of talks held in Paris in March between the Guinean government and Chinese public firm Aluminium Corp of China (Chalco) to finalise the sale of the Boffa bauxite mines ended within an impasse, not to everyone's displeasure.

Subscribers only Mining 27.03.2018

Zambia
Moxico hungry for more copper

British junior Moxico Resources, which already holds three copper and [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.03.2018

Africa
Mining royalties expert Osisko's continent-wide ambitions

Canadian finance group Osisko Gold Royalties, a specialist in asset [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.03.2018

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Rio Tinto

Guinea, United States
Who cheered on Rio Tinto against its shareholders in the Simandougate

Botswana
Mining finance baron Brian Moritz taps into country's underground wealth

Guinea
Robert Friedland eyes up Mount Nimba iron ore

Botswana, Namibia
Discovery Capital seeks gold for Kopore copper

Morocco
Mark Connelly gives his credentials to Khemisset potash

Spotlight | Zimbabwe
Investors' verve for lithium know no abounds

Guinea
Mining lawyer Dorothee Madiya Mwamba powered up for electricity

Madagascar
Graphite explorer BlackEarth takes helm at Chamber of mines

Africa
SparrowHawk spies out projects for gold hunters

Mali
Shaky outlook in Tanzania sends Indiana on hunt for Kenieba gold

Guinea
Government wants to lift veil on mining procurement

Spotlight | Guinea
Is Simandou Chalco's next big win after Boffa?

Zambia
Vedanta forced to accept neighbours on Nchanga copper

Mozambique
SEC refuses to ease up on Rio Tinto

Zambia
Who is CopperZone, Rio Tinto's best copper and cobalt buddy?

DRC
Ephraim Masibhera helps AVZ lithium reputation

DRC
Freada Cheung adds Manono lithium to Kazakh potash

Spotlight | Guinea
Ashapura, TBEA and Eurasian jostle Chalco over BHP's bauxite

Zambia
Moxico hungry for more copper

Africa
Mining royalties expert Osisko's continent-wide ambitions

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Rio Tinto

Guinea, United States Who cheered on Rio Tinto against its shareholders in the Simandougate

Botswana Mining finance baron Brian Moritz taps into country's underground wealth

Guinea Robert Friedland eyes up Mount Nimba iron ore

Botswana, Namibia Discovery Capital seeks gold for Kopore copper

Morocco Mark Connelly gives his credentials to Khemisset potash

Spotlight | Zimbabwe Investors' verve for lithium know no abounds

Guinea Mining lawyer Dorothee Madiya Mwamba powered up for electricity

Madagascar Graphite explorer BlackEarth takes helm at Chamber of mines

Africa SparrowHawk spies out projects for gold hunters

Mali Shaky outlook in Tanzania sends Indiana on hunt for Kenieba gold

Guinea Government wants to lift veil on mining procurement

Spotlight | Guinea Is Simandou Chalco's next big win after Boffa?

Zambia Vedanta forced to accept neighbours on Nchanga copper

Mozambique SEC refuses to ease up on Rio Tinto

Zambia Who is CopperZone, Rio Tinto's best copper and cobalt buddy?

DRC Ephraim Masibhera helps AVZ lithium reputation

DRC Freada Cheung adds Manono lithium to Kazakh potash

Spotlight | Guinea Ashapura, TBEA and Eurasian jostle Chalco over BHP's bauxite

Zambia Moxico hungry for more copper

Africa Mining royalties expert Osisko's continent-wide ambitions

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

Nigeria
The latest secrets of a $10bn legal scandal between Abuja and London

Cameroon, Central African Republic
Between business and politics, the secrets of Antoine Ndzengue's rise

Guinea, United States
Who cheered on Rio Tinto against its shareholders in the Simandougate

Botswana
Mining finance baron Brian Moritz taps into country's underground wealth

Guinea
Robert Friedland eyes up Mount Nimba iron ore

Botswana, Namibia
Discovery Capital seeks gold for Kopore copper

Morocco
Mark Connelly gives his credentials to Khemisset potash

Spotlight | Zimbabwe
Investors' verve for lithium know no abounds

Guinea
Mining lawyer Dorothee Madiya Mwamba powered up for electricity

Madagascar
Graphite explorer BlackEarth takes helm at Chamber of mines

Africa
SparrowHawk spies out projects for gold hunters

Mali
Shaky outlook in Tanzania sends Indiana on hunt for Kenieba gold

Guinea
Government wants to lift veil on mining procurement

Spotlight | Guinea
Is Simandou Chalco's next big win after Boffa?

Zambia
Vedanta forced to accept neighbours on Nchanga copper

Mozambique
SEC refuses to ease up on Rio Tinto

Zambia
Who is CopperZone, Rio Tinto's best copper and cobalt buddy?

DRC
Ephraim Masibhera helps AVZ lithium reputation

DRC
Freada Cheung adds Manono lithium to Kazakh potash

Spotlight | Guinea
Ashapura, TBEA and Eurasian jostle Chalco over BHP's bauxite

Zambia
Moxico hungry for more copper

Africa
Mining royalties expert Osisko's continent-wide ambitions