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Delta Mining Consolidated Exclusion Iron-Ore Development in Liberia
DMC CEO Heine van Niekerk said on Tuesday, Diversified South African exploration and mining company Delta Mining Consolidated (DMC) would contest its exclusion from iron-ore development in Liberia.
Van Niekerk was responding to a Reuters report that the Liberian government had on Monday disqualified DMC and India’s Tata Steel from participating in a relaunched bidding round […]
Delta Mining and Liberia Goverment Cancel $1.6 Billion Iron Ore Mine Contract
Liberia, trying to revive an economy shattered by a 14-year civil war, canceled the award of a $1.6 billion iron ore mine contract to Delta Mining Consolidated Ltd. and barred the company and Tata Steel Co. from participating in a fresh round of bidding.
“The cabinet took the decision based on reports that the initial bidding […]
Pamodzi Investment May Invest in Liberian Iron-Ore Mining Projects
The Johannesburg-based fund had discussed such investments with Delta Consolidated Mining Ltd., Kemp said from London today. Delta had won a provisional $1.6 billion contract to develop three iron-ore deposits in Liberia.
Liberia scrapped that contract yesterday and barred Delta and Tata Steel Ltd. from taking part in a new tender, Liberian Information Minister Lawrence Bropleh […]
Japanese Steelmakers Jointly Buy Iron Ore Mine in Brazil, Africa
Nippon Steel Corp, JFE Holdings Inc unit JFE Steel Corp and other major Japanese steelmakers plan to jointly acquire overseas mining rights for iron ore in an attempt to minimize the impact of surging mineral prices, the Nikkei reported at the weekend, without citing sources.
Nippon Steel, Sumitomo Metal Industries, Kobe Steel, JFE Steel and Itochu […]
Liberia: Cape Mountainians Set Condition for Mining
Citizens of Golakoneh District in Grand Cape Mount County have issued several conditions that must be met by concession companies that intend to carry out mining in their district.
According to the citizens of La_Joy, Jawejei Marvoh, King Joy and Diablo Clans, which are the major areas with huge deposits of gold and diamond have not […]
World’s mining firms dig in perilous terrain
The world’s biggest mining companies, hungry for metals increasingly tapped out in developed countries, are plunging into risky new terrain. Mining executives are setting up operations in some of the most violent, politically turbulent places, like the Tenke Fungurume copper and cobalt mine Phelps Dodge approved here in December.
Expatriate homes for the Tenke staff have […]
Ghana Government to take action Mining Companies
In a petition to be presented to the Commission later this month, the victims, led by representatives of national and international networks and human rights and extractive industry advocacy NGOs from Cameroon, Ghana, Liberia, The Gambia, and Zambia will urge the ACHPR commissioners to take a serious view of the destructive activities of some mining […]
Liberia: Mittal Steel Cruises Through Finally
In November 2005, the erstwhile National Transitional Government of Liberia (NTGL), headed by Gyude Bryant, entered into a “Mineral Development Agreement” (MDA) with the world’s largest steel company for mining of iron ore in Yekepa, Nimba County, formerly mined by the Liberia American Mining Company (LAMCO) that folded as a consequence of the Liberian civil […]
Liberia: The Ganta Tropical Storm - A Challenge To Liberia’s Environment
In March 2007, a severe tropical storm raked and disrupted normal life for the people of Ganta in Northern Liberia. The storm left scores of people severely injured, and destroyed close to 200 residential homes, offices, schools, and a hospital building. Indeed, the people of Ganta definitely deserve special care and attention for this great […]
