Outlook Improves for African Mining Investments as Resources Lie Unexplored

JOHANNESBURG--August 1, 2014--Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The outbreak of the deadly Ebola hemorrhagic fever in West Africa, in particular Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone, has cast a pall over developments in the region .It has also dented the image of the "new" Africa, whereby countries were gaining recognition for their own individual identities. Now President Barack Obama is sending 3,000 U.S. troops to assist in the curbing and eradication of the disease.

Within this article: Mining industry outlooks for several African countries. Other companies featured: Rio Tinto (NYSE:RIO), Vale (NYSE:VALE)