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Sonangol, the state-owned oil company has finally managed to transport petrol and diesel oil to the eastern provinces of the country by rail, as an alternative route to transporting the commodities. The fuel has now successfully reached the...

Mining company Rio Tinto and the University of Sydney have announced a five-year extension to their autonomous mining research partnership.   The two groups have been operating the Rio Tinto Centre for Mine Automation (RTCMA) based at the University's...

Swedish equipment and tool manufacturer Sandvik Mining (STO:SAND) has unveiled plans to relocate its various global mining equipment facilities to India and China from the U.S. and Europe, as part of a two-year business reorganization set to conclude in...

Sandvik Mining has announced plans to relocate its various global mining equipment facilities to India and China from the US and Europe.   The company's latest move is said to be part of a two year business reorganisation plan...

Rwanda is planning to construct a new petroleum storage facility that will have capacity to store 21 million liters – a move that will help boost the overall national reserve that currently stands at 30 million litres.  ...

Jellinbah Resources has awarded a $250m contract to Thiess to operate the company's Jellinbah Plains' coal mine in Central Queensland.   Effective from 1 January 2015, the 39-month agreement will start once the existing contract with Leighton Contractors ends....

  African Minerals, an iron ore mining company is in the process of temporarily closing down its business in Sierra Leone due to insufficient working capital as Ebola struck.   The company has so far this year experienced...