Zuma’s ANC When the first batch of coal from the Moatize mine in Mozambique’s remote Tete province was loaded on to the Orion Express and shipped out to sea last September, it was a further illustration both of mining’s potential in Africa and increasing foreign investment in the mineral-rich continent.
The Moatize mine is operated by Vale of Brazil and the 35,000 tonne shipment marked the first export from a project in which the group has invested $1.66bn, as it seeks to exploit some of the world’s richest coal deposits.
