CIC Energy updates discussions with Eskom on the Mmamabula Energy Project

July 17, 2009 Filed Under: Coal Mining  
CIC Energy updates discussions with Eskom on the Mmamabula Energy Project

CIC Energy Corp. announced an update on the Company’s discussions with Eskom Holdings Limited (“Eskom”) regarding its proposed Power Purchase Agreement (“PPA”) for the Mmamabula Energy Project (“MEP”) in Botswana, Africa. Eskom has advised CIC Energy that Eskom’s discussions with the Government of South Africa regarding a sustainable funding model for... 

Ghana sets Kimberley diamond deadline

January 10, 2007 Filed Under: Diamond Mining, Mining Services, Precious Metal  

Ghana has set the deadline of March as the month in which it will pass all the requirements of the Kimberley Process to clear its name from the list of countries involved in illegal trade in diamonds coming from conflict regions, reported Ghana News Agency this week. The country was accused in October 2006 of certifying rough diamonds from neighbouring Cote d’Ivoire as Kimberley Process compliant.  Read More →

Botswana: Tati Nickel to Double Production

September 17, 2006 Filed Under: Mining Services, Nickel Mining  

By the end of the year Tati Nickel will be working round the clock to increase its production in order to supply copper and nickel to BCL in Selebi-Phikwe and the newly approved Activox refinery. BCL Chief Executive Officer Montwedi Mphathi said that Tati Nickel would increase its production and have enough to supply them and also supply the Activox refinery, emphasising that they have a legal binding...