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The discovery of one of the world’s most prized minerals — gold — is opening golden opportunities for villagers at Kapsaos location, Aldai in Nandi County. Kapsaos is slowly turning into a hive of activity as residents seize opportunities to extract the resource from their hilly a . . .

 Dual-listed Kibo Mining expects its Mbeya coal-to-power (MCPP) project, in Tanzania, to produce electricity at “well below” national electricity tariffs. “Tanzania has varied electricity tariffs; it can be anything form $0.18/kWh to $0.35/kWh, but our project will come in wel . . .

Rather than focusing on economic aid to African nations, the Australian government’s focus would be on encouraging the private sector to invest in the region, specifically the mining region, Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop said. Speaking on the last day of the Africa Downunder conference . . .

 Perth – Mineral sands miner Base Resources was hunting for acquisition opportunities as it neared the completion of a production optimsiation programme at its $310-million Kwale mineral sands project, in Kenya. Speaking on the third day of the Africa Downunder conference, Base MD Tim Car . . .

Zimbabwe's sole ammonium nitrate producer, Sable Chemical is targeting to raise annual production by 50 percent next year after securing a $24 million loan from the African Export and Import Bank, an official has said. The company is currently producing 8 500 tonnes per month, which translates to ab . . .