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You've made the right bet, Blair tells Africa investors

His old mantra of “education, education, education” has now been replaced by one of governance as he...

Africa

10 FEBRUARY 2015

Mining can be catalyst for African century, says Rio head

“Diversified [miners like Rio Tinto] can position for the upside of every aspect of economic development....

Africa

10 FEBRUARY 2015

From pit to port

A pit-to-port project is a mining project thaty is not close to existing infrastructure and requires...

Africa

21 JANUARY 2015

BSGR takes it to the courts again

The Section 2 request, issued by the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) in October on behalf of the Guinean Government,...

Africa

15 DECEMBER 2014

Turning the Titanic

The world is full of some disturbingly clever people, as evidenced recently by the landing of the Rosetta...

View from the West End

29 NOVEMBER 2014

Do oil and mining mix?

However, the past three years have seen several large mining companies, BHP Billiton, Freeport-McMoRan,...

Humphreys

25 NOVEMBER 2014

Downturn dents region's iron hopes

According to the World Bank’s latest estimates, if the Ebola outbreak continues and worsens into next...

Africa

25 NOVEMBER 2014

Can Simandou infrastructure deal deliver?

The scope of the accord between the Government of Guinea and the Rio Tinto-led consortium is, for the...

Feasibility

28 OCTOBER 2014

Elephants in the room

Brazil's foreign trade department Secex said a 20.3% year-on-year fall in Fe prices saw the value of...

Africa

05 SEPTEMBER 2014

Can Simandou infrastructure deal deliver?

The recent signing in Conakry of an investment framework for the Simandou iron ore project marks the...

Africa

03 SEPTEMBER 2014

Law firm sues Guinea over Simandou

Multinational law firm Dentons has filed a claim against the Republic of Guinea for US$10.2 million in...

Africa

08 AUGUST 2014

Report: ArcelorMittal, Glencore in running for Simandou

ArcelorMittal and Glencore plc are potential bidders for the northern half of Guinea's Simandou iron-ore...

Africa

08 AUGUST 2014