SA needs to gear up for clean energy
he demand for minerals needed for clean energy technology has increased, as countries worldwide shift towards low-carbon energy. Blessed with an abundance of raw materials...
MAJOR welcomes new authorized dealer in Africa
MAJOR announces the appointment of CrushPlant Namibia as its new aggregate and mining screen media authorized dealer in Africa. CrushPlant Namibia will serve customers in Namibia, Africa. The company...
Lucapa buys Merlin, makes plans for a restart
Diamond miner Lucapa Diamonds has struck an A$8.5-million deal to acquire the Merlin diamond project, in the Northern Territory, announcing plans to raise A$23-million to...
Comparing the True Costs of Gold Mining in Africa With Those of Bitcoin Mining
When billionaire Elon Musk announced that Tesla would no longer accept bitcoin as payment for its electric vehicles, the price of the crypto asset tanked....
Ghana Mine Worker’s Union calls for full-scale investigation into frequent mine accidents
The Ghana Mine Workers’ Union has called for a full-scale tripartite (Government, the Ghana Chamber of Mines, and Ghana Mineworkers’ Union) investigation into the frequent...
DRC stares at $3.7b loss in skewed mining deals
Democratic Republic of Congo leader Félix Tshisekedi is seeking a review of some mining contracts with foreign companies as a lobby warns that the country...
Akora Resources pursues launching iron ore potential in Madagascar
Madagascar has been long on promise as a mining destination, but hopes have been dashed in the past — thanks mainly to politics. Now, however,...
‘US$1,5bn mining deal must be fair to Zim
CHINESE firm, Afrochine Smelting last week made an emphatic and strategic move into Zimbabwe’s chrome mining sector in Mashonaland East, in the latest signal of...
Lesotho: Letšeng Recovers 370 Carat Diamond
LETŠENG Diamonds has continued with its impressive performance of recovering top quality diamonds, with the latest find being a high quality 370-carat Type II white...
Bauer Spezialtiefbau constructs cut-off wall in geothermally active ground for Newcrest’s Lihir gold mine
One of the largest gold deposits in the world is located on the volcanic island of Niolam, the main island in the Lihir archipelago of...