South Africa Hosts African Mining Indaba
Business and political 'thought-leaders' from Africa, Australia, North America and the UK will headline the 20th annual Investing in African Mining Indaba, taking place in Cape Town and is expected to attract over 8,000 participants.
Miners at work at Harmony's Elandsrand mine.
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Africa:
South Africa, Neighbours Earn Mining Top Spots
SAPA, 3 February 2014
Eight countries in Southern Africa have earned a position among the top 20 "most exciting African mineral jurisdictions". Read more »
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Africa:
Urgent Action Needed to Link Mining With Region's Development Objectives
UNECA, 3 February 2014
On the margins of Africa's largest annual mining conference, "Mining Indaba", multilateral development organizationshave called on the private sector tojoin forces with themin… Read more »
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Africa:
Canadian Institute Signals Intent to Support the Africa Mining
UNECA, 2 February 2014
As Mining Indaba, Africa's largest gathering of the mining sector kicks off from 3-5 February, the African Minerals Development Centre - AMDC and the Canadian international… Read more »
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South Africa:
Mining Indaba to Focus On Investment Opportunities
SAnews.gov.za, 31 January 2014
World's leading experts on African mining, international mining analysts and government leaders will be given an opportunity to participate in this year's Mining Indaba. Read more »
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Africa:
2014 African Mining Indaba - Address Three Key Pressure Points to Improve Mining Outlook
SAIIA, 31 January 2014
The increasingly adversarial nature of labour relations is having a dampening effect on South Africa's mining investment prospects. On the eve of the 2014 African Mining Indaba (3… Read more »
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South Africa:
S. Africa Mining Unrest Overshadows Major Conference
VOA, 30 January 2014
Unrest in South Africa's mining sector is overshadowing the nation's largest mining event, scheduled for next week in Cape Town. Investors are worried that a union leading a… Read more »
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Africa:
Saiia At the 2014 African Mining Indaba (3 to 6 February 2014)
SAIIA, 27 January 2014
Billed as the world's largest mining investment event, the annual Investing in African Mining Indaba takes place from 3 to 6 February 2014 in Cape Town, South Africa. Now in its… Read more »
InFocus
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