China Development Bank has signed a letter of intent to provide credit for Globe Metals & Mining’s $220 million Kanyika Niobium project in Mzimba district northern Malawi

Tata Steel is close to mandating a group of banks for the financing supporting its Rs 300 billion ($5.4 billion) Kalinganagar steel plant in Orissa, India

Canadian copper and zinc miner Inmet has signed a $1 billion streaming agreement with Franco Nevada to part fund its Cobre Panama copper project.