At least five international companies bidding for Kilembe Copper Mines in western Uganda have been approved by the cabinet subcommittee on privatisation, the Divestiture Reform and Implementation Committee, who has recommended each applicant to proceed to the final stage of the divestiture process
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Engen Refinery signs up SGS for maintenance services
SGS methods of protecting equipment from corrosion by means of rope access will save Engen money on costs traditionally generated by expensive scaffolding. (Image source: SGS)
South African fuel firm Engen Refinery has awarded a contract to machinery verification service provider SGS for providing rope access maintenance and inspection services for preservation of storage tanks and piping insulation
Mozambique and Australia enter into mining agreement
Mozambican foreign minister Oldemiro Baloi. (Image source: Wikimedia Commons)
Mozambique and Australia have signed a partnership agreement for mining sector development in the southeast African country
Saudi Arabian group to invest in mineral salt extraction project in Egypt
The project will aim at extracting and manufacturing sodium sulphate, magnesium sulphate, sodium chloride and potassium chloride annually. (Image source: AlishaV/Flickr)
Saudi Arabian industrial investor Al-Rajhi Group has outlined plans to implement a US$100mn project for extracting mineral salts in Egypt
Harmony Gold to reopen Kusasalethu mine
According to Harmony, around 6,000 jobs would have been in jeopardy if the mine had been closed permanently. (Image source: sxc.hu)
Harmony Gold has announced it will reopen its Kusasalethu mine in South Africa after weeks of remaining shut due to a period of labour unrest
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