Mwana Africa

For the Zimbabwean football club, see Mwana Africa FC.

Mwana Africa is a mining company based in Johannesburg and London. According to its website, it is the first African-owned and African-managed business to be listed in the Resources sector of the London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market. Mwana was founded in 2005.

Current affairs

The firm had a poor financial performance in 2013 with losses totalling $42.5 million, more than $35 million more than the previous year. This was due to a $43.7 million impairment charge for its Bindura Nickel Corporation operations in Zimbabwe.[1]

In October 2013, Mwana Africa appointed Yim Chiu Kwan as its finance director.[2]

Operations

Mwana Africa's products include gold, nickel, copper, zinc, cobalt and, more recently, diamonds and petroleum. Major mining operation interests as of 2007:

By country

Companies

Mwana Africa maintains a corporate office in South Africa; the company is progressively expanding its operations by acquiring extant mining companies.

References

  1. Mwana widens FY loss after $43.7m BNC impairment charge, South Africa: Mining Weekly, 2013
  2. Mwana Africa appoints Yim Chiu Kwan as finance director, International: Reuters, 2013

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