Zimbabwe mulls ‘use it or lose it’ approach to mining rights

"President Condé was the real villain in this story, Steinmetz said. His loathing for Condé was so palpable that, whenever he mentioned him, the tendons in his neck stood out."

Most obvious measures include abandoning non-essential exploration work, postponing hires and focusing on core-business operations.

If so they will end up destroying the country’s largest export industry as well as its credit rating, warned Tuesday the Chamber of Mines.

The first European colonial empire to be established, Portugal’s overseas territories were some of the last to attain independence, leaving aftershocks which reverberate to this day, particularly in Mozambique.

Majescor's Board of Directors and its management are working expeditiously with the Company's auditors, on a daily basis, to meet the Company's obligations relating to the filing of the 2013 Annual Financial Statements.

Violence is focused on the troubled Darfur region.

In an effort to curb rebels attacks in Katanga, the country's copper mining hub.

Local officials fear that the number of deceased could rise higher still.

"Smart blasting, mineral pre-concentration, novel flowsheets and new grinding technologies are just a few of the different strategies which can improve cost effectiveness."