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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
Elite Mining helps South Korea's Cheong Am Metal set bauxite plans

The coronavirus may have pushed back its schedule but has not stopped South Korea's Cheong Am Metal from seeking a supply of Guinean bauxite with the help of its local partner Elite Mining.

Subscribers only Mining 01.07.2020

Liberia
Emirati magnate Zain al-Zubaidi will need to build a new port for his Mofe Creek iron ore project

Al Rawda Resources, the company headed by al-Zubaidi, does not have the option of using the existing Liberian port of Buchanan. It will need to fund construction of a new one and build a road to it.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 29.06.2020

Mozambique
Could Covid-19 crisis extend World Bank aid for extractive industries?

Strategically key for bringing to fruition the oil and gas projects on which Mozambique's economic development depends, the World Bank's assistance programme could be extended on account of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Subscribers only Mining 26.06.2020

Uganda
Covid-19 delays search for Rio Tinto replacement on Kitgum Pader nickel and copper project

Australian mining junior Sipa Resources had planned to bring new investors into its Kitgum Pader nickel and copper project in Uganda as quickly as possible following Rio Tinto's withdrawal. Its plans have been delayed, however, by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Subscribers only Mining 24.06.2020

Guinea
Beny Steinmetz counter-attacks Vale in Simandou saga, insisting it was aware of licence risks

In his latest legal broadside against Vale about a joint venture on Guinea's Simandou iron ore project, Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz rejects all accusations of wrongdoing. Claiming that the Brazilian mining giant knew the score before teaming up with his company, Steinmetz says it cannot now sue him on this front.

Subscribers only Mining 27.05.2020

Beny Steinmetz, CEO of Beny Steinmetz Group Resources

Guinea
Convention on Beny Steinmetz' former Simandou iron ore blocks prepped for government approval

Published on 19/05/20 at 1 pm. The mining convention covering blocks 1 and 2 on the Simandou iron ore mining project, which were put up for sale following settlement of a dispute between former owner Beny Steinmetz Group Resources and the government, has been finalised.

Subscribers only Mining 19.05.2020

Madagascar, Mozambique
International SOS and Amarante busy on both sides of Mozambique Channel

The French emergency services companies, International SOS and Amarante, aim to use Madagascar and La Réunion as bases for their operations in the Indian Ocean

Subscribers only Business 08.05.2020

Guinea
Conakry counting on Monaco Resources to bump up bauxite exports

The state company responsible for marketing Guinea's national mining output, Soguipami, is hoping a local subsidiary of the omnipresent Monaco Resources will help increase its sales, though the Monegasque firm has had trouble getting its projects off the ground in the country.

Subscribers only Mining 05.05.2020

Southern Africa
De Beers and Boston Consulting Group traceability software hit by intellectual property action

The Tracr software platform, which is supposed to guarantee traceability in the chain of production of diamonds mined by the De Beers group in southern Africa, has been targeted by legal action by a former Boston Consulting Group employee, who claims to have contributed to its development without being properly rewarded for his work.

Subscribers only Mining 23.04.2020

Zimbabwe
RioZim fails to stop the legal action taken against it by Botswana's BCL

A court in Harare has rejected an application from Zimbabwean mining group RioZim for BCL's $35 million claim against it to be quashed.

Subscribers only Business 13.04.2020

Namibia
China National Uranium Corp contests local content at Rössing

While it finalised the purchase of a 68.82% stake in the Namibian uranium mine Rössing from Australian mining colossus Rio [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.03.2020

Guinea
Simandou: behind the scenes of SMB and Conakry's negotiations

Ever since it took ownership of blocks 1 and 2 on the Guinean iron ore mine Simandou in mid-November (AMI [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.03.2020

Guinea
Kuwaiti Al Khaldiya reboots BHP and Areva's former Diecké iron ore project

Following in the footsteps of Canadian mining magnate Robert Friedland (AMI 453), the former chief executive of the UK's Conservative [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.03.2020

Madagascar
Vergnet and Voltalia pitch wind power solution to Rio Tinto

The two French renewable energy specialists Vergnet and Voltalia have submitted a joint bid to supply Rio Tinto's ilmenite mine with 5MW of wind power.

Subscribers only Mining 25.02.2020

Botswana, Namibia, Zambia
CopperZone and Kalahari Copper planning RTO

Paul Lemmon, Cliff Fitzhenry and Christian de Saint-Rome are preparing to jump into the stock market to drum up cash for their copper exploration projects.

Subscribers only Mining 28.01.2020

Namibia
Windhoek tackles uranium railway upgrades

Two Chinese groups and Botswana's Unik Construction have won a contract to renovate the railway line running from Namibia's mines to the port of Walvis Bay.

Subscribers only Infrastructure, Mining 24.12.2019

Guinea
Has China's steel giant Baowu locked its sights on Simandou iron ore?

Following suit from Chinalco, another Chinese group - China Baowu Steel Group - seems to be interested in taking a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.12.2019

Guinea
SMB sets up branch to lead Simandou project

To develop blocks 1 and 2 of the Guinea iron [...]

Subscribers only Mining 24.12.2019

Madagascar
Government wants to raise its share of mining output and royalties

As much as for its novel approach as for the lack of prior consultation before the draft, the Malagasy government's [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

Namibia
Windhoek on the hunt for the right leadership of Epangelo Mining

The mandate for the board members of Epangelo Mining Co, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 10.12.2019

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

Rio Tinto

Guinea
Elite Mining helps South Korea's Cheong Am Metal set bauxite plans

Liberia
Emirati magnate Zain al-Zubaidi will need to build a new port for his Mofe Creek iron ore project

Mozambique
Could Covid-19 crisis extend World Bank aid for extractive industries?

Uganda
Covid-19 delays search for Rio Tinto replacement on Kitgum Pader nickel and copper project

Guinea
Beny Steinmetz counter-attacks Vale in Simandou saga, insisting it was aware of licence risks

Guinea
Convention on Beny Steinmetz' former Simandou iron ore blocks prepped for government approval

Madagascar, Mozambique
International SOS and Amarante busy on both sides of Mozambique Channel

Guinea
Conakry counting on Monaco Resources to bump up bauxite exports

Southern Africa
De Beers and Boston Consulting Group traceability software hit by intellectual property action

Zimbabwe
RioZim fails to stop the legal action taken against it by Botswana's BCL

Namibia
China National Uranium Corp contests local content at Rössing

Guinea
Simandou: behind the scenes of SMB and Conakry's negotiations

Guinea
Kuwaiti Al Khaldiya reboots BHP and Areva's former Diecké iron ore project

Madagascar
Vergnet and Voltalia pitch wind power solution to Rio Tinto

Botswana, Namibia, Zambia
CopperZone and Kalahari Copper planning RTO

Namibia
Windhoek tackles uranium railway upgrades

Guinea
Has China's steel giant Baowu locked its sights on Simandou iron ore?

Guinea
SMB sets up branch to lead Simandou project

Madagascar
Government wants to raise its share of mining output and royalties

Namibia
Windhoek on the hunt for the right leadership of Epangelo Mining

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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

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Makhzen Inc. or the ever more prosperous business empire of Mohammed VI's entourage

Kinshasa's pan-African plans for Grand Inga

Rio Tinto

Guinea Elite Mining helps South Korea's Cheong Am Metal set bauxite plans

Liberia Emirati magnate Zain al-Zubaidi will need to build a new port for his Mofe Creek iron ore project

Mozambique Could Covid-19 crisis extend World Bank aid for extractive industries?

Uganda Covid-19 delays search for Rio Tinto replacement on Kitgum Pader nickel and copper project

Guinea Beny Steinmetz counter-attacks Vale in Simandou saga, insisting it was aware of licence risks

Guinea Convention on Beny Steinmetz' former Simandou iron ore blocks prepped for government approval

Madagascar, Mozambique International SOS and Amarante busy on both sides of Mozambique Channel

Guinea Conakry counting on Monaco Resources to bump up bauxite exports

Southern Africa De Beers and Boston Consulting Group traceability software hit by intellectual property action

Zimbabwe RioZim fails to stop the legal action taken against it by Botswana's BCL

Namibia China National Uranium Corp contests local content at Rössing

Guinea Simandou: behind the scenes of SMB and Conakry's negotiations

Guinea Kuwaiti Al Khaldiya reboots BHP and Areva's former Diecké iron ore project

Madagascar Vergnet and Voltalia pitch wind power solution to Rio Tinto

Botswana, Namibia, Zambia CopperZone and Kalahari Copper planning RTO

Namibia Windhoek tackles uranium railway upgrades

Guinea Has China's steel giant Baowu locked its sights on Simandou iron ore?

Guinea SMB sets up branch to lead Simandou project

Madagascar Government wants to raise its share of mining output and royalties

Namibia Windhoek on the hunt for the right leadership of Epangelo Mining

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About Africa Intelligence

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Africa Intelligence on social media

Indigo Publications' websites

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

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

Guinea
Elite Mining helps South Korea's Cheong Am Metal set bauxite plans

Liberia
Emirati magnate Zain al-Zubaidi will need to build a new port for his Mofe Creek iron ore project

Mozambique
Could Covid-19 crisis extend World Bank aid for extractive industries?

Uganda
Covid-19 delays search for Rio Tinto replacement on Kitgum Pader nickel and copper project

Guinea
Beny Steinmetz counter-attacks Vale in Simandou saga, insisting it was aware of licence risks

Guinea
Convention on Beny Steinmetz' former Simandou iron ore blocks prepped for government approval

Madagascar, Mozambique
International SOS and Amarante busy on both sides of Mozambique Channel

Guinea
Conakry counting on Monaco Resources to bump up bauxite exports

Southern Africa
De Beers and Boston Consulting Group traceability software hit by intellectual property action

Zimbabwe
RioZim fails to stop the legal action taken against it by Botswana's BCL

Namibia
China National Uranium Corp contests local content at Rössing

Guinea
Simandou: behind the scenes of SMB and Conakry's negotiations

Guinea
Kuwaiti Al Khaldiya reboots BHP and Areva's former Diecké iron ore project

Madagascar
Vergnet and Voltalia pitch wind power solution to Rio Tinto

Botswana, Namibia, Zambia
CopperZone and Kalahari Copper planning RTO

Namibia
Windhoek tackles uranium railway upgrades

Guinea
Has China's steel giant Baowu locked its sights on Simandou iron ore?

Guinea
SMB sets up branch to lead Simandou project

Madagascar
Government wants to raise its share of mining output and royalties

Namibia
Windhoek on the hunt for the right leadership of Epangelo Mining