Posts Tagged ‘mining’
Operational Excellence in Mining Summit 2012: April 24 – 25, Johannesburg, South Africa
Operational Excellence is viewed as a mandate in nurturing business execution and performance across regions. In this conference the whole focus would be on operational excellence in mining. Case studies, panel discussions and networking opportunities with experts and industry leaders will give the delegates a platform to interact, learn and [...]
Australian Mining Investment in Africa Booming (Press Release)
Australian minerals and resource companies have more projects in Africa than in any other region of the world with total current and projected investment estimated to be well over US$50 billion. “This is a terrific growth story and one that reflects not only Africa’s growing political stability and economic resilience but also the [...]
Liberia: Mineral Industry Overview
In 2010, Liberia made significant progress in reviving the mining sector, which before 1990 had contributed more than 65% of the country’s export earnings and represented about 25% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). During a 14-year-long civil war that ended in 2003, all major mines were closed and the mineral sector’s [...]
Lesotho: Mineral Industry Overview
The mining and quarrying sector, with the exception of diamond mining, did not play a significant role in Lesotho’s economy and was a marginal contributor to the gross domestic product (GDP) in 2009. Although Lesotho was believed to have significant mineral deposits, attempts at exploitation continued to be limited owing to lack of [...]
Kenya: Mineral Industry Overview
In 2009, Kenya played a significant role in the world's production of natural soda ash. The country's share of the world's mine production of soda ash amounted to 4%. Other domestically significant minining and mineral processing operations included cement, fluorspar, and petroleum refining. Kenya was not a globally significant consumer of [...]
Guinea: Mineral Industry Overview
In 2010, Guinea was ranked fifth among the world’s leading producers of bauxite, 12th among the world’s leading producers of rough diamond, by volume, and 13th among the world’s leading producers of rough diamond, by value (Bray, 2011; Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, 2011). Other mineral commodities produced in the country included [...]
Ghana: Mineral Industry Overview
Mining continued to be a key industry to Ghana’s economy. The country was among the world’s top 10 leading producers of gold and was ranked 12th among the world’s leading producers of diamond by volume. Ghana was also Africa’s second ranked producer of gold and third ranked producer of bauxite. In 2009, the mining sector grew by 8.2% and [...]
Senegal: Mineral Industry Overview
Senegal was among the world’s leading producers of phosphate rock. The country accounted for about 6% of global fuller’s earth production in 2009. Other mineral commodities produced in the country were basalt, cement, clays, gold, laterite, lime, limestone, natural gas, petroleum, salt, and sand. Production Gold production increased to [...]
Guinea Bissau: Mineral Industry Overview
Mining in Guinea-Bissau did not play a significant role in the country’s economy. Mineral production was limited to small-scale production of construction materials, such as clay, granite, limestone, and sand and gravel, but information was inadequate to make reliable estimates of output. The country’s prospective mineral resources included [...]
The Gambia: Mineral Industry Overview
Mining in The Gambia was limited to the production of clay, ilmenite, laterite, silica sand, and zircon, and did not play a significant role in the country’s economy. The Department of State for Trade, Industry, and Employment was the Government entity responsible for the administration of the mining sector. The Gambia did not produce petroleum [...]
Ethiopia: Mineral Industry Overview
In 2009, Ethiopia played a significant role in the world’s production of tantalum; the country’s share of global tantalum mine production amounted to 6% (Papp, 2010). Other domestically significant mining and mineral processing operations included cement, crushed stone, dimension stone, and gold. Ethiopia was not a globally significant [...]
Gabon: Mineral Industry Overview
Gabon’s mineral industry was dominated by the production of petroleum and manganese. In 2009, the country ranked 7th among the world’s leading producers of manganese, accounting for about 8% of world production. Crude petroleum production accounted for 77% of the country’s total exports, 60% of Government revenues, and 45% of the [...]
Egypt: Mineral Industry Overview
Egypt was a significant producer of cement, direct-reduced iron (DRI), and hydrocarbons in 2009. It was the leading African country in petroleum products output, the second ranked producer of natural gas in Africa after Algeria, and the fifth ranked producer of crude oil in Africa. Egypt was responsible for 2.1% of the world’s total natural gas [...]
Djibouti: Mineral Industry Overview
In 2009, the small East African country of Djibouti was a producer of perlite, salt, and such construction materials as basalt (table 1). Djibouti’s production and consumption of minerals were not globally significant. Production Salt production started on a semi-industrial scale at Lake Assal in 1998. Production increased from 2004 to [...]
Seychelles: Mineral Industry Overview
The Seychelles archipelago, which comprises 74 coralline islands and the Mahe group of 41 granitic islands, lies in the western part of the Indian Ocean and was part of a former microcontinent. The coralline group was, for the most part, only a little above sea level. After experiencing an economic crisis and introducing bold economic reforms [...]
