South32 increases stake in Mozambique aluminium smelter
Australian miner South32 has exercised its right to purchase a further 25% interest in Mozambique-based Mozal Aluminium from Mitsubishi’s MCA Metals for $250m. The move...
Big miners reconsider Congo, Zambia risks as copper price surges
Major mining companies are looking to invest in countries they previously considered too risky, including Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia, propelled by a dwindling...
Metso Outotec grinding mills and thickeners heading to greenfield nickel project
Metso Outotec says it has been awarded a contract for the delivery of several horizontal grinding mills and thickeners to a greenfield nickel project in...
Hitachi joins forces with UNIDO, Japanese & Zambian Governments to help train mining equipment operators in Zambia
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Government of Japan, the Government of Zambia, and Hitachi Construction Machinery company are joining forces to address...
S. African port operator Transnet declares force majeure at Richards Bay terminal
South Africa’s monopoly port operator Transnet late Friday declared a force majeure at its Richards Bay Bulk Terminal, it said in a statement, following a fire that...
Barrick’s Tanzania ops on track
Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) Tanzanian mines, North Mara and Bulyanhulu, are said to be on track to achieve their respective 2021 production targets...
Nigeria, Qatar to increase partnership in agric, oil and gas, mining
The Ambassador of Nigeria to the State of Qatar, Yakubu Ahmed, has disclosed that Nigeria would increase cooperation with Qatar in the areas of agriculture,...
Tanzania: Miners Urged to Adopt New Mining Technologies
THE Parliamentary Committee for Energy and Minerals has called on miners to use the fourth exhibitions on technology and investment to learn various technologies so...
Government reiterates automation of mining licenses’ issuance, operations
The Federal Government is aiming to transform the mining sector by automating most of its operations including licensing and data. Though while the Nigerian Geological...
Namibia reports drop in dimension stone production
Namibia’s dimension stone mining industry recorded a decline in output in 2020, producing 99,000 tonnes compared to 230,000 tonnes in 2019, Minister of Mines and...