Top 10 biggest gold mines in Africa in Q1 2021
Kitco looked at gold output in Africa in Q1 2021 and ranked the top 10 domestic gold mines based on reported quarterly production. Based on...
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Mining News Trigon appoints mining contractor for Kombat, plans open pit restart in October 2021
Trigon Metals (TSX-V:TM) announced today the appointment of Tulela Mining & Construction as the open pit mining contractor for its Kombat copper mine in Namibia. Trigon...
Ivanhoe Mines realizes $95.7m loss in Q2, EPS lower than estimates
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) on Wednesday reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2021, during which it posted a sizeable loss after recording...
Congo’s child miners swap hammers for books
Squeezed on to benches and on the floor, the Congolese students of Kipushi Primary School did not complain that they only had a few, battered...
To Reach Net-Zero, the Free World Needs to Ramp up Its Mining
As more and more nations pledge to achieve net-zero economies soon, the demand for rare earth minerals is projected to skyrocket. If the free world...
How the right lubricant can improve your facility’s energy efficiency
Friction is the worst enemy of efficiency, as demonstrated by the 100 million terajoules needed worldwide annually to overcome it (1). However, improved-technology lubricating oil...
AngloGold’s shares slammed as Ghana mine remains shut
AngloGold Ashanti, which last year exited its mining operations in South Africa, saw its net half-year profit decline in the first half in sharp contrast...
Tanzania: Plight of Tanzanian Children Working in Mines
CHILDREN from families living near mines find themselves in precarious situations that do not bode well for their rights and welfare. This was said recently...
Billionaires back UK miner to hunt for metals in Greenland
British miner teams up with company backed by Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos to hunt down mega-deposit of metals used in electric cars A British...
Mali’s gold exports ease 0.3% in 2020
Mali’s gold exports eased 0.3% in 2020 because of a drop in exports from artisanal production, external trade data from the country’s statistics agency showed...