LUSAKA, March 28 (Reuters) – Zambia, Africa’s second-largest copper producer, said it plans to limit the number of mining licences that a company can hold at a time to curb speculation and promote investment. The ministry of mines last month suspended the issuance of mining licenses and commissioned an audit in response to public complaints…
Liberia will review its iron ore concession agreement with steel and mining company ArcelorMittal as well as other concessions signed by the West African country’s current and previous governments, Parliament speaker Bhofal Chambers said on Thursday. The announcement risks disrupting ArcelorMittal’s plans to triple its iron ore production in Liberia and stay in the country…
The military junta that took control of Guinea in September is heaping pressure on multinational miners to refine raw bauxite, a raw material used to make aluminium, to more advanced materials before export. In a recent research note released by CRU Group’s senior analyst, Anthony Everiss, the junta has asked the companies to present the…