Market News
-
Zimbabwe: Govt to Set Up Tantalite Buying Centre
Posted on :Monday , 14th December 2015
GOVERNMENT intends to establish a tantalite buying centre modelled along the same lines as Fidelity Printers and Refiners, Mines and Mining Development Minister Walter Chidhakwa. Tantalite is a black mineral found in granite rocks and mostly used in the electronics industry. It is used for the manufacturing of electronic capacitors for cell-phones and laptop computer chips, among others.
<. . .Kenya: Government Told to Ban Exportation of Raw Soapstone
Posted on :Thursday , 10th December 2015
The soapstone carvers in Tabaka area in Kisii County have called on the government to impose a total ban on exportation of uncut soapstone from Kenya.
According to Jared Nyabuto, a soapstone dealer, both the county and national government lose millions of shillings by selling uncut stones to international dealers who eventually sell them at higher prices.
He noted . . .Petra and Ekapa Acquire De Beers Oldest Diamond Mine
Posted on :Saturday , 5th December 2015
According to Reuters, Petra Diamonds Ltd and South African’s Ekapa Minerals would buy De Beers’ Kimberley mines for 102 million rand ($7.1 million). In last May, De Beers announced that it put the mining operations in Kimberley on sale.
Kimberley mines is located in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa. In 1871, a discovery of 83.5 carat diamond near a farm belo. . .Yara Gets New Partner for Dallol Project in Ethiopia
Posted on :Thursday , 3rd December 2015
Liberty Metals & Mining Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Boston-based Liberty Mutual Insurance (LMM), has acquired 25 percent of the shares in “Yara Dallol” for USD 51.25 million.
Yara’s share of the proceeds is USD 35.4 million.
Yara Dallol is a project looking at extracting potash in the Danakil depression in North-Eastern Ethiopia.
Ministry of Minerals Signs Three Agreements to Explore Gold in Some States
Posted on :Tuesday , 1st December 2015
Khartoum — The Ministry of Minerals signed three franchise agreements with national and foreign companies to operate in gold mining and other minerals.
The Minister of Minerals Dr. Ahmed Mohamed Sadiq Al-Karuri signed, on behalf of the government of Sudan, a concession agreement with Italian company to explore gold at Delgo locality in the Northern State.Please Select an Option
Expogroup
Expogroup is a full service exhibition organiser with over 29 years experience in International trade exhibitions. Our current portfolio includes 28 annual exhibitions from a diverse range of industries being held across the Middle East & Africa.
EXPOGROUP © 1996 - 2026 | Privacy policyFacebook
Links
