Huge Congo Cobalt Project to Start Up Soon: Africa Mining Update

Huge Congo Cobalt Project to Start Up Soon: Africa Mining Update

(Bloomberg) — Executives, investors and government officials meet in Cape Town this week at the African Mining Indaba, the continent’s biggest gathering of one of its most essential industries. The gold sector is a hot topic this year, after two giant deals reignited interest in bullion producers, prompting speculation over who might be next. Tailings […]

AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Gold Mine Scoops Two Awards At Ghana Procurement And Supply Chain Awards

AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Gold Mine Scoops Two Awards At Ghana Procurement And Supply Chain Awards

Tarkwa, 10 September, 2018 – AngloGold Ashanti Iduapriem Gold Mine received two prestigious awards at the recently held Ghana Procurement and Supply Chain Awards in Accra. The award seeks to reward exceptional talent teams and organizations that have demonstrated excellence and exceptionally performed in best practices and innovation within the procurement and supply chain sector. […]

Barminco extends Anglogold Ashanti Sunrise Dam contract for $700 million

Barminco extends Anglogold Ashanti Sunrise Dam contract for $700 million

Gold AngloGold Ashanti A leading global hard-rock underground mining services provider has been awarded a major underground contract at a large-scale gold mine. Barminco announced this week that it has been awarded a five-year contract extension to provide underground mining support and operations at Anglogold Ashanti Australia’s Sunrise Dam. The contract, valued at around $700 […]

Vedanta Resources says Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan commences as CEO

Vedanta Resources says Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan commences as CEO

This is a first for a Vedanta CEO and points to the growing importance of the group’s investments on the continent. Srinivasan Venkatakrishna commenced as the CEO of Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Resources plc today, replacing interim CEO Kuldip Kaura. The mining mogul-led company announced the appointment of Venkatakrishna in April. Venkatakrishnan, 53, worked as the […]

Venkat leaves AngloGold Ashanti satisfied that Obuasi is on track

Venkat leaves AngloGold Ashanti satisfied that Obuasi is on track

Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan, CEO, AngloGold Ashanti. Pic: MartinRhodes Resolving the issues between AngloGold Ashanti and the Ghanaian government over the Obuasi mine was a critical development before Srinivasan “Venkat” Venkatakrishnan stepped down as CEO. Venkat will leave AngloGold at the end of August to become CEO of diversified resources major Vedanta and will be replaced by […]