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Mkango Resources has been granted an Exclusive Prospecting Licence for a nickel-cobalt deposit at Chimimbe Hill in the district of Mchinji in Malawi. The Chimimbe Hill licence covers an area of 98.48km² and features laterite and saprolite hosted nickel, cobalt, chrome and other mineralisation. Mkango Resources president, Alexander Lemon, says …

Chinese hi-tech enterprise Huayou Cobalt has made a significant investment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Huayou’s focus is the nonferrous smelting of cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni) and copper (Cu). The company has made capital available for the development and ongoing optimisation studies for the Kalongwe copper and …

Wargan Holdings, a company whose share capital is 100% owned by Russian group Alrosa, has acquired the 16.4% stake held by Odebrecht Mining Service Investments in the Catoca Mining Company (Sociedade Mineira de Catoca – SMC), according to an order published in Angola’s official bulletin, Diário da República. According to …

As part of effort to speed up radiological diagnostic services for the Konkola Copper Mines medical services, the company has commissioned new x-ray medical facilities at it Nchanga South Hospital. Valued at US$135 000, the facilities will serve a catchment population of over 63 000 in four towns – Chililabombwe, …

COPPER hit a two-week low on Monday, weighed down by a stronger dollar and as the market consolidated following sharp gains in December, while zinc again reached its highest in more than a decade on supply concerns. The dollar rose against the euro, making dollar-priced metals costlier for non-U.S. investors, …