Vulcan Mozambique reaffirms the willingness to continue coal operations in Moatize, Tete province, after 10 days of partial paralysis caused by a group of workers. The reaffirmation was transmitted by the Vulcan Mozambique executive director, Ashish Kumar, during a meeting he held Monday, separately, with the secretary of state...
Lack of coconut in the market may lead to bankruptcy of the soap and oil industries in Inhambane
A total of 17 companies producing oil and soap in Inhambane, in the south of the country, may close down due to the lack of coconut in the market, the main raw material used for production. According to Francisco Feijão, provincial director of agriculture and fishing, the reduction of coconut supply for the industrial sector is due to the increase of...
Filipe Nyusi recognizes the need for transformation of natural resources
The President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, recognizes the need for the country to transform its natural resources for subsequent export. The Head of State was speaking on Monday at the meeting he held with representatives of the Order of Engineers of Mozambique, at the Ponta Vermelha Palace in Maputo. The meeting discussed among others, the internship...
53 tons of semi-precious stones seized for illegal export
Mozambique Customs seized 53 tonnes of semi-precious stones in two trucks in Nampula, which were being illegally exported. An official source told Lusa that the first truck, with 28 tons of minerals, was seized in the last week of April and the second, with 25 tons, was seized on Friday and in...
Vale workers are on strike and do not agree to move to a new employer through a "transfer of business"
The workers of the coal mines once owned by Vale Mozambique, in the city of Moatize, Tete province, have been on strike since Wednesday night, because they do not agree to move to the new employer through a "transfer of ownership". According to the newspaper Notícias, they want the mining company Vale to compensate them and that...
"Clean energy and graphite should be main vectors for Mozambique's development"
The European Union (EU) defends alternative clean energy and critical raw materials such as graphite, as avenues for the development of Mozambique in a global context of "green and digital growth. This Thursday, the EU pledged that it will "continue to support Mozambique in order to maximize the potential" for clean energy production, said António Gaspar, the European ambassador to...
Vulcan reaffirms commitment to continue operating in Moatize
The Indian mining company Vulcan Minerals reaffirmed its commitment to continue with the operations in Moatize and in the Nacala Logistic Corridor and to invest in new components for the improvement of all operations. The commitment was reassumed during the meeting that the management of the company held, this Thursday, with the President of the Republic,...
Mozambique to receive 20 M$ capital gains from sale of Vale assets
Mozambique will receive US$20 million in capital gains from the sale of Brazilian Vale's assets to India's Vulcan, said on Thursday in Maputo the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy. Carlos Zacarias, who was speaking at the end of a meeting between the President of the Republic, Filipe Nyusi, and representatives of Vulcan, said on Thursday in Maputo that the two companies...
Inhambane to gain heavy sands exploration units
The economy of Inhambane province may experience a new dynamic with the installation of heavy sands exploration units in the districts of Inharrime and Jangamo by Mutamba Mineral company, and in the district of Vilankulo, in the region of Quewene, by Haiyu Mozambique Mining Co Lda. Mutamba Mineral is already carrying out the last...
Mozambique opposes UN on coal mining
Mozambique has a position contrary to that of the United Nations (UN) regarding continued coal mining. The country wants to benefit from the resource while the UN strives to suspend such activities to achieve the popular climate goal: reducing carbon emissions by 2030. The government justifies this position with the argument that...