By Miningmag, Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:28:00 GMT
The government of Sierra Leone has passed a new mining act increasing royalties for diamond and precious metal producers, while Ghana has announced that it also plans to increase royalties. Sierra Leone's new mining law will increase diamond royalties toread more »
By ASAPP, Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:20:00 GMT
looking for coal mines abroad InfraNews JSW looking for coal mines abroadWednesday, November 18, 2009 JSW Steel Ltd is looking for coal mines in Australia and South Africa to secure supplies for its local expansion. The company is likely to spend $500read more »
By Reuters, Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:50:00 GMT
South Africa, plagued by chronic power shortages, plans to have the country's new nuclear power plant up and running by 2020, Energy Minister Dipuo Peters told a nuclear conference on Friday.
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By Mineweb, Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:00 GMT
Meet South Africa's Jeremy Cronin and Julius Malema, battling over the notion of nationalising what's left of South Africa's mines.read more »