Private firms

Africa Mining: Zimbabwe to let two new private miners dig for diamonds

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Mozambique Resources Post

Zimbabwe’s government is letting two new private companies mine diamonds in the country and may even allow foreign investors to hold majority stakes in local operations on condition that part of their output is reserved for domestic downstream industries.

Africa Mining: Sudan allows local private sector firms to export gold

Posted on December 6, 2018 by Mozambique Resources Post

Sudan will allow local private sector firms to export gold, Prime Minister Moataz Moussa said on Monday, relaxing the central bank’s grip over exports of the metal as the government tries to shore up the country’s struggling economy.