AngloGold delays Obuasi ramp-up but gold price tailwinds lead to boost in cash flow
ANGLOGOLD Ashanti lost 11,000 ounces of gold production and has delayed the ramp-up of its Obuasi mine in Ghana owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the...
Lucapa delivers 15th +100 carat diamond from Lulo
ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company and its project partners have recovered another +100 carat white diamond from the Lulo alluvial mine in Angola. The 171 carat...
Mining Firm Sets Up Handwashing Units To Keep Covid-19 At Bay
The Kwale-based Australian Mining firm, Base Titanium has intensified setting up of handwashing units in high traffic zones across the coastal county to curb the...
Mobile COVID-19 testing kits for mining operations
As South Africa’s mining sector slowly reboots production following one of the strictest COVID-19 lockdowns in the world, mining companies have been tasked with taking...
BWA Growth Story: Cameroon Exploration Licences Exhibit Strong Future Value
BWA Group PLC has been marking a success through major investments in underexplored mining landscapes that have shown the traces of highly mineral-rich areas around...
Poor Management of Waste is a Major Health Concern in South Sudan
Waste management is a key area in the pursuit of a clean and Sustainable environment in any country. It is the cornerstone of development, because...
Militants increasing attacks on Burkina Faso mines
Jihadists burst into the gold mine where Moussa Tambura worked in Burkina Faso, forbidding everyone from smoking and drinking. It wasn’t long before the men...
Sandvik automation-ready DR412i blasthole rig breaking records at South Africa’s Mafube coal mine
As outlined in a recent online Solid Ground article by Sandvik, the Mafube opencast coal mine in Witbank, a 50-50 joint venture between Anglo American and Exxaro...
China Molybdenum sending home copper, cobalt via Mozambique
A spokesperson for China Molybdenum Co. Ltd says the mining firm is now shipping to China copper and cobalt it mines in the Democratic Republic...
(Special for CAFS) EU funds Zambia to boost gold mining
The Zambian government on Thursday received gold mining equipment funded by the European Union (EU) to improve gold mining. The equipment, including four sluice boxes,...