Zimbabwe central banker stockpiles gold to bolster ZiG currency
The ZiG - short for Zimbabwe gold — is the nation’s sixth attempt at having a functioning local currency in the last 15 years.
Australian mining explorer Cape Lambert Resources is seeking to list its Marampa iron ore project in Sierra Leone by the end of 2011 to raise as much as $500 million, as Chinese backing for the larger Tonkolili development nearby supports its plans.
