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Savannah and Rio Tinto plan to start construction of a major new heavy sands mine in southern Mozambique in 2017, but the joint venture they agreed last year is still awaiting approval from the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy. The joint venture, to combine Savannah’s Jangamo mining licence in …

The Zimbabwean Government has given diamond mining companies in Chiadzwa and Chimanimani 90 days to remove their equipment and other valuables from the mines after it stopped their operations yesterday. The firms whose mining special grants expired and were not renewed will, however, be expected to hand over all diamond …

A Turkish-built floating power plant docked in Nacala port yesterday, 18 February, where it will spend the next two years generating 100 MW for the Zambian market as well as fortifying the electricity grid in northern Mozambique. The ship, which belongs to Turkish power company Karadeniz, will burn heavy fuel …

South Africa’s mining production increased 3.3% year-on-year for 2015, following a decrease of 1.4% in 2014, according to data from Statistics South Africa. Output for December, however, decreased by 0.3% year-on-year, with negative growth rates recorded for iron-ore, down 17.1%; copper, down 15%; manganese ore, down 8.7%; diamonds, down 8.5%; …

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