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Riversdale, Tata approve $270m Mozambique coal mine

October 28, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

Australian coal-miner Riversdale Mining and joint-venture partner Tata Steel have approved the development of the first phase of the Benga coal project, in the Tete province of Mozambique. The partners have committed $270-million, excluding working capital, to undertake the stage one development of the project, which would produce an initial 1,7-million tons a year of [...]

Riversdale may use Zambezi river to transport Mozambique coal

October 12, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

ASX-listed coal-miner Riversdale Mining would submit a feasibility study and an environmental impact study (EIS) for its proposed plan to transport coal via barge along the Zambezi river, in Mozambique, to that country’s government during the second half of next year. The company on Monday said that it had completed a series of studies on [...]

New Mozambique coal, oil port gets go-ahead

May 8, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

State-run Mozambique Ports and Railways company (CFM) received the go-ahead for the building of a new deep-water port to handle at least 50-million tons of heavy cargo per year, a senior official said on Friday. CFM CE Rui Fonseca said the project, first discussed in 2000, was delayed due to a lack of environmental permits [...]

Mozambique coal rail line ready 2010

April 21, 2009 by · Leave a Comment 

The basic construction is expected to finish by end-September, whereby work trains will be able to travel. Read more….