Rise of electricity tariffs brings worry to SA mining industry
The above-inflation electricity tariff increases granted to Eskom, and the negative consequences for the economy and employment, has raised alarm bells in the mining industry....
Author : Collen Geza
Kavango Resources restarts drill programme
Kavango Resources PLC (LSE:KAV, OTC:KVGOF) has told investors that drilling is about to restart on the company’s Kalahari Copper Belt (KCB) project area following a scheduled...
Nigeria Yet to Take Advantage of its Abundant Mineral Resources
A professor of Metallurgical and Minerals Engineering at the Federal University of Technology Akure FUTA, John Ade Ajayi ,has lamented that Nigeria has been unable...
Marula Mining starts exploration at Bagamoyo graphite project
Marula Mining PLC – Haywards Heath, England-based mining investor – Initial exploration activities at Bagamoyo graphite project in Tanzania have started. Says Phase 1 will...
Ethiopia: Akobo Minerals to Start Production After Three Months
Akobo Minerals, a Norway based gold exploration and mining company, will start production after three months. The company is expected to generate USD 100 million...
Gold exports dropped 59% to 3-year low
One of Ethiopia’s major exports, gold, generated close to USD 117.4 million in exports during the first six months of the existing fiscal year, according...
Climate change action could set off a copper mining boom
At last year’s US Africa leaders summit in Washington the US signed an historic memorandum of understanding with Zambia and the Democratic Republic of Congo to develop...
Zambian President has Shown Interest in Importing Angolan Refined Oil
Zambia has agreed to buy a stake in Angola’s Lobito refinery in Benguela Province along the Atlantic Coast. President Hakainde Hichilema, during his three-day visit...
Saudi Arabia, Angola prepares to reinforce cooperation in mining, infrastructure
Angola is prepared to operate with Saudi Arabia in the sector of mining as the African nation seeks to dig minerals such as copper, nickel...