The evening sun casts a glow over the Bisha mine as the last dump trucks of the day climb up gravel tracks on their way to a refinery, where copper and zinc ore will be processed and shipped off for ...

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Eritrea is seen on the threshold of a mining boom, with hopes it may boost an agriculture-based economy that has suffered from irregular rainfall. The UN voted last year to punish Eritrea for its ...

ASMARA (Reuters) - Eritrea expects to have four mines in operation by 2018 producing gold, copper, zinc and potash as one of Africa's poorest nations looks to build an industry that can kick-start its ...

Several foreign mining companies working in Eritrea, ordered by the government on September 2 to close, are still waiting for explanations, Mines Director General Alem Kibreab said on Wednesday. ”We ...

The project is 100%-owned by the Colluli Mining Share Company (CMSC), a 50:50 joint venture between Danakali and the Eritrean National Mining Corporation (ENAMCO). CMSC’s aim is to become a producer ...

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