Mozambique: Vale reports increased coal output as revenues grow in 2016
Mozambique’s biggest coal exporter, Vale Moçambique, has recorded much-improved results for 2016.…
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South Africa: Investment in transport sector strengthens
Amid all the doom and gloom surrounding the economic and political situation in South Africa, there have been a number of recent successes in domestic engineering.…
South Africa: Waterberg Basin coal projects boosted by railway talks
After years of doubt and delay, South Africa’s state-owned transport utility Transnet is holding talks with coal mining companies that want to develop projects in the Waterberg Basin.…
Tanzania: Mbeya coal mine agreed
The Rukwa Coal to power project in Tanzania has taken a big step towards construction after UK-based developer Edenville Energy signed an agreement with Chinese firm Sinohydro to build the power plant.…
Comment: African coal power plants projects double standard
Aside from Southern Africa, the rest of Sub-Saharan Africa has produced and consumed relatively little coal compared to Western nations.…
Commodity price recovery could boost mining activity in Africa
Mining commodity prices have rallied during the course of this year, raising hopes that new mining projects could be sanctioned across the African continent.…
Mozambique: Security deal boosts coal transportation
Security measures implemented earlier this month on the Sena Railway in Mozambique have allowed Brazilian mining giant Vale to resume coal transport.…
Copper, Coal, Diamonds, Platinum Group Metals
Copper
Slow 2012 but outlook is promising
Copper prices have roughly oscillated between $7,500 per tonne and $8,500 per tonne, near enough averaging where they greeted the New Year at $8,000 per tonne.…
Botswana: Gaborone Sorts Out Coal Strategy
The government of Botswana is convinced that coal has the potential to become the country’s next great export commodity.…