East African Mining News Unearthing Mining Opportunities in East Africa

Continued low commodity prices have led countries such as Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Mozambique to place greater urgency on economic diversification, at a time when the industrialisation of Africa has the support of major international partners, especially China. A report prepared for the last G20 summit in Hangzhou (China) in …

Mineral sands developer Strandline Resources is rapidly pursuing development of its 100%-owned, zircon-rich Fungoni mineral sands project in Tanzania. This follows the release of the results from a drilling campaign in January, which significantly increased the contained heavy mineral (HM) of the mineral resource estimate, improved JORC classification and confirmed …

The mining ore export ban in Tanzania announced in March 2017 is unlikely to be implemented. This is the view of BMI Research. However, the company cautions that the proposal is another sign of growing governmental regulations that may limit future investment and growth in the mining sector. The Tanzanian …