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Vol 52 No 6
18th March 2011

Taxing problems for Zambia

Some US$66 million in tax revenue owed to the Treasury are missing, according to the mid-February report on Zambia published under the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI). The report showed that the mining companies had paid $463 mn. to t...

Vol 52 No 5
4th March 2011

Gold rush

Issayas used to be suspicious of foreigners, but that was before a mineral wealth bonanza looked possible

Vol 52 No 5
4th March 2011

Eritrea is not for sale

‘Eritrea is not for sale.’ This used to be President Issayas Afewerki’s customary response to interest in his country’s considerable mineral resources. Now, as he faces greater isolation while needing more cash to pursue his regional objectives, Issa...

Vol 51 No 25
17th December 2010

Iron constitutions required

A Chinese-British consortium exploiting massive iron ore reserves at Tonkolili prompts opposition from villagers and anti-corruption campaigners

Vol 51 No 13
25th June 2010

Mine not yours

Ahead of the 27 June elections (see Feature), the military regime has warned Rio Tinto to accept formally that it has lost two blocks of the giant Simandou iron ore concession – or face losing a further two blocks. President and General Sékouba Konaté mad...

Vol 51 No 11
28th May 2010

Out of Africa and into Asia

Some canny commodity traders are moving into Africa’s mining business to target the Asian market

Vol 47 No 18
8th September 2006

Heading north

Africa's biggest gold-mining company is now a prime takeover target

Vol 46 No 7
1st April 2005

The end of a boom

Production is up, demand has slackened, politics are difficult and hopes are high

Vol 46 No 7
1st April 2005

Dis-Harmony

Efforts by South Africa's Harmony to create the world's biggest gold mining group by taking over another SA mining house, Gold Fields, hit new problems this week with Harmony's admission that it had incorrectly classified 8.3 million ounces of gold as res...

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