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An underground extension to Shanta Gold’s New Luika mine will produce 310,000 ounces and add US$72mln to the value of the project, a new study has concluded. A new mine plan to include underground mining as well as the ongoing surface mining and tailings recovery project envisages enough hi . . .

Shares in African Potash (LON:AFPO) jumped Friday after the miner announced it has sealed a deal to sell 50,000 metric tonnes (MT) of its fertilizer product to a Zambian distributor in the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) for $500 a tonne. The stock was up 2.5% at 3.625p in . . .

Ethiopia government has promised a “bright future” for foreign investors in the country’s mining sector. Ethiopian Minister of Mines Tolesa Shagi on Friday called on development partners to join the country’s efforts in boosting the mining sector development for mutual ben . . .

Kampala — The Uganda Chamber of Minerals and Petroleum (UCMP) has signed a cooperation agreement with a Chinese province to help boost the budding mining sector.   According to the UCMP vice chairman, Mr Richard Kaijuka, the chamber inked the deal with Shandong Provincial Bureau of Geol . . .

Bukombe — CCM Union presidential flag bearer, Dr John Magufuli, said that if elected the fifth president, small-scale miners will be provided with loans and modern equipment to boost production.   He noted that the government would allocate adequate sites for small-scale miners and ensu . . .