Gabonese State-owned mining company Société Equatoriale des Mines (SEM) and Dubai-based group Navodaya Trading DMCC (NTDMCC) have announced a joint-venture (JV) partnership to explore and develop the manganese deposit in Okondja, in eastern Gabon.

Tata Steel Ltd’s chromium mine in Odisha must remain shut till 10 July when a case filed by its competitor for redistribution of the mine comes up for its next hearing, according to an Odisha high court order reviewed by Mint.

TSX-V-listed project developer Avanti Mining said it had started construction of its C$812-million Kitsault molybdenum mine, a significant past-producing mine, located in northern British Columbia.

Premier African Metals (LON:PREM) will now focus on its RHS tungsten project in Zimbabwe, while the viability of a pilot plant at its Zulu pegmatite deposit is also under study.

This year's sharp drop in iron ore prices could force China to close up to 80 million tonnes of domestic

Jindal Steel secures 50-year mining lease in Odisha’s Keonjhar district

Jindal Steel commissions first continuous galvanising line in Odisha as part of Rs 3,400 crore investment

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