Africa Mining: Acacia Mining discuss potential Tanzanian assets sale to Chinese group

Acacia Mining (LON:ACA), Tanzania’s No.1 bullion producer, which has been hit hard by a long-running dispute with the government of the East African nation, is mulling the sale of stakes in some or all of its operations in that country.

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Africa Mining: First Quantum, Barrick hit by power cuts in Zambia

Power cuts in north-western Zambia, Africa’s second-biggest copper producer, have affected production at mines run by Canada’s First Quantum Minerals and Barrick Gold, an industry body said on Tuesday. Zambian power utility Zesco Ltd is limiting power it supplies to customers, including mining companies, after water levels at its hydro-electric plants dropped due to drought.

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