African Metals Corporation


African Metals held up by violence and rain

National elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have held up African Metals (AFR-V) in the development of its Luisha South copper and cobalt project.



African Metals options copper belt claims

Vancouver — African Metals (AFR-V, AFMCF-O) has inked an option deal on a large land position in the Katanga copper belt of southeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).






Atlas Copco combines divisions

Atlas Copco will fold its drill rig and loader/truck businesses into one division by transferring production of the latter from Portland, Ore., to its Rock Excavation Technology Center in Sweden.The t…


Westray tragedy mired in fresh controversy

Inquiry may have been unaware of defective methane-detectors Lawyers representing the families of some of the miners killed in the May 1992 explosion at the Westray coal mine are weighing new informat…