Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Alhaji Sarafa Isola, yesterday disclosed that plans were in the pipeline to introduce Chinese and Indian technologies to artisanal and small scale miners in the country in order to bring them to required standards
THE 2% improvement in the gold price to $876/oz yesterday from Monday's lows was ascribed partly to news AngloGold Ashanti would substantially reduce its large gold hedge book, but also to higher oil prices.
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti CEO Mark Cutifani yesterday said its portfolio of gold properties was better than that of North American gold producers -- which were more highly rated.
A CANADIAN firm, Magnus International Resources, has signed an earn-in agreement with Canmin-Gold Ltd, a subsidiary of IBI to explore gold in Ibanda district.
THERE are indications that the Ministry of Energy (Power) has decided to approve N2 billion for the construction of a ramp and modification of the Imo River bridge to facilitate the movement of gas turbines from the Onne Port in
Last week the first Microsoft Middle East and Africa Global Energy Forum brought more than 300 decision-makers from oil and gas companies across the region to the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi.
The brigades of the Intersectorial Commission of De-mining and Humanitarian Aid (CNIDAH) destroyed from January 2007 to the first quarter of this year about 1,694 landmines and other explosive devices in north-western Zaire province.
