MINING IN WEST AFRICA Siccodes 21000, 23000, 24100, 24220, 24230, 24290, 25200, 25311, 25319 & 25320 May 2016 Compiled by: ALEX CONRADIE [email protected] JOHANNESBURG OFFICE 7 STURDEE AVENUE, ROSEBANK, 2196 P O BOX 3044, RANDBURG, 2125 TEL: +27 11 280-0880 PORT ELIZABETH OFFICE 1ST FLOOR, BLOCK F, SOUTHERN LIFE GARDENS, 70 2ND AVE NEWTON PARK 6045 P O BOX 505, HUNTERS RETREAT, 6017 TEL: +27 41 394-0600 WEBSITE: WWW.WHOOWNSWHOM.CO.ZA REG NO: 1986/003014/07 DIRECTORS: MAUREEN MPHATSOE (CHAIRPERSON), MICHELLE BEETAR (EXPERIAN), PAXTON ANDERSON (EXPERIAN), ANDREW MCGREGOR (MANAGING) Mining in West Africa Contents Siccodes 21000, 23000, 24100, 24220, 24230, 24290, 25200, 25311, 25319 & 25320 CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................1 2. DESCRIPTION OF THE INDUSTRY .............................................................................................1 2.1. Industry Value Chain ................................................................................................................ 5 3. SIZE OF THE INDUSTRY ...........................................................................................................6 4. STATE OF THE INDUSTRY ...................................................................................................... 17 4.1. Local ........................................................................................................................................17 4.1.1. Corporate Actions .........................................................................................................25 4.1.2. Regulations ...................................................................................................................29 4.2. Continental .............................................................................................................................32 4.3. International ...........................................................................................................................33 5. INFLUENCING FACTORS ........................................................................................................ 34 5.1. Economic Environment ..........................................................................................................34 5.2. Lack of Infrastructure .............................................................................................................35 5.3. Security Risks and Political Instability.....................................................................................36 5.4. Environmental Concerns ........................................................................................................38 5.5. Labour Resources ...................................................................................................................38 5.6. Technology, Research and Development (R&D) and Innovation ...........................................39 6. COMPETITION ...................................................................................................................... 40 6.1. Barriers to Entry .....................................................................................................................40 7. SWOT ANALYSIS ................................................................................................................... 41 8. OUTLOOK ............................................................................................................................. 41 9. INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS ..................................................................................................... 42 10. REFERENCES ......................................................................................................................... 42 10.1. Publications ............................................................................................................................42 10.2. Websites .................................................................................................................................43 COMPANY PROFILES .................................................................................................................... 45 Abosso Goldfields Ltd .....................................................................................................................45 African Gold Group Inc ...................................................................................................................47 Alufer Mining Ltd ............................................................................................................................50 AMR Gold Ltd ..................................................................................................................................52 AngloGold Ashanti Ltd ....................................................................................................................54 © Copyright Who Owns Whom (Pty) Ltd Mining in West Africa Contents Siccodes 21000, 23000, 24100, 24220, 24230, 24290, 25200, 25311, 25319 & 25320 Arcelormittal Liberia Ltd .................................................................................................................60 Areva SA ..........................................................................................................................................62 Asanko Gold Inc ..............................................................................................................................65 Avocet Mining Plc ...........................................................................................................................69 Azumah Resources Ltd ...................................................................................................................73 B2Gold Corporation ........................................................................................................................76 Baomahun Gold Ltd ........................................................................................................................79 Bellzone Mining Plc .........................................................................................................................81 Cam Iron SA ....................................................................................................................................84 Cameroon Alumina Ltd ...................................................................................................................86 Cavalla Resources Ltd .....................................................................................................................88 Centamin Plc ...................................................................................................................................90 Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinee ...............................................................................................94 Endeavour Mining Corporation ......................................................................................................96 ERAMET SA ...................................................................................................................................100 Eta-Zuma Group Ltd......................................................................................................................104 First Quantum Minerals Ltd ..........................................................................................................106 Glencore Plc ..................................................................................................................................109 Great Quest Fertilizer Ltd .............................................................................................................118 Gryphon Minerals Ltd ...................................................................................................................120 Hummingbird Resources Plc .........................................................................................................124 Industries Chimiques du Senegal SA .............................................................................................127 Keras Resources Plc ......................................................................................................................130 Kogi Iron Ltd ..................................................................................................................................133 Komet Resources Inc ....................................................................................................................136 MagIndustries Corporation ..........................................................................................................138 Managem SA .................................................................................................................................140 Mineral Deposits Ltd .....................................................................................................................143 MNG Gold AS ................................................................................................................................147 Newcrest Mining Ltd.....................................................................................................................149 Pan African Gold and Minerals (Pty) Ltd ......................................................................................153 Predictive Discovery Ltd ...............................................................................................................155