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 Dodoma — Construction of a coal to electricity project at Kiwira coal mine will start next year, according to the deputy minister for Energy and Minerals, Mr Medard Kalemani informed Parliament today.   He noted that the State Mining Corporation, Stamico, will spend a total of $50 . . .

The extraction license is a first for Stella, as well as the host region, Gambella   Stella Trade and Industry PLC has joined the league of four gold extractors operating in Ethiopia, after securing a large-scale gold mining license. This is a first for the company, as well as the host region . . .

THE Government has signed a five year agreement with China geological survey to carry out a geological mapping for Zambia.   The cooperation is expected to be beneficial as it will enhance geological, geophysical and geochemical data gathering in areas where the geological survey department h . . .

GOVERNMENT is working with China to finalise the guarantee needed for the $100 million loan meant for the small scale gold sector, Deputy Minister of Mines and Mining Development Fred Moyo has said. "It has been very slow," said Mr Moyo. "Government is guaranteeing so many transactions as such it ha . . .

NAMIBIA'S uranium production is expected to be three times the volume produced in 2015, according to statistics issued by finance minister Calle Schlettwein in parliament recently.   "We are of the opinion that, in spite of weak commodity prices and relatively slow growth in external demand, . . .