Report Published: "Angola Mining Report Q2 2013"

Recently published research from Business Monitor International, "Angola Mining Report Q2 2013", is now available at Fast Market Research

by Bill Thompson

(WireNews+Co) - Boston, MA - 25 February 2013

Angola's mining industry is set to reach US$2.4bn in 2017, growing at an average rate of 3.6% a year. The rate of growth will remain stable thereafter, with diamonds providing the main thrust for production growth over the medium term. New areas of mining, including iron ore, copper and phosphates, are also receiving increasing international interest from investors and are expected to provide further momentum for Angola's mining sector over the long term. That said, we do not expect the mining sector to receive much attention from the government as the country's burgeoning oil sector attracts the lion's share of investment. Therefore, problems relating to mining such as poor infrastructure and stringent bureaucracy are unlikely to be resolved in the near term.

Prospecting To Begin In Kwanza Sul

In Q412 Angola-based diamond miner Sociedade Mineira de Catoca (SMC) was awarded the rights to carry out prospecting for diamonds in the province of Kwanza Sul. The announcement followed the completion of surveying work by SMC in the mining zones of Gango and Quitubia, both of which encompass a concession area of 3,000km sq. The company is due to install equipment for prospecting in the area over the coming weeks in addition to carrying out demining and geological analysis of the region. The project will be the first diamond mining enterprise in Kwanza Sul province and is the culmination of ongoing attempts to launch exploration projects at Gango and Quitubia since 2001. This and other projects will ensure that diamonds dominate Angola's mining sector for the foreseeable future.

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Report Table of Contents:

BMI Industry View

SWOT

Industry Forecast

- Diamonds - Prospecting To Begin In Kwanza Sul- Table: Angola - Diamond Mining Production

Industry Risk Reward Ratings

- Africa Risk/Reward Ratings - Table: Africa - Recent Government Intervention - Elevated Prices Increase Rewards, But Political Risks Lurk - Table: Africa - Mining Risk/Rewards Ratings- Zambia: Investment To Continue Despite Higher Taxes

Market Overview

- Table: Table: Angola - Mining Industry

Regulatory Development

Commodities Forecast

- Iron Ore: Holding Up, For Now - Steel: Bleak Outlook - Aluminium: Major Gains Over - Copper: Global Stockpiles Pose Downside Risk - Lead: Heading Lower - Nickel: No Return To 2012 Highs - Tin: Continued Outperformance - Zinc: Bounce Is Coming To An End - Table: BMI Commodity Price Strategy- Table: Select Commodities: Performance & BMI Forecasts

Competitive Landscape

Company Profile

- Endiama- Trans Hex Mining

Regional Overview

- 1. Lack Of Infrastructure Is The Greatest Challenge - 2. Resource Nationalism Will Increase - Table: Table: Recent Government Intervention - 3. Continuing Chinese Investment Into Africa - 4. Iron Ore Production In West Africa To Boom- 5. Southern Africa To Become A Key Coal Exporter

Global Industry Overview

- Global Mining Outlook - 1. Winners And Losers In 2013 - Table: Recent Tax Increases - 2. China Slowdown To Weigh On Mining Equities - 3. Capex At Risk As Prices Head Lower - 4. Africa To Continue Attracting Chinese Attention - 5. Changing Global Coal Trade Dynamics - 6. Greater Industry Consolidation- 7. New Destinations To Attract Substantial Investment

Methodology

- Business Environment Ratings Methodology

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