Petra Diamonds delays interest payment to borrow $21m
South Africa’s Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) has swayed bondholders to receiving an interest payment due Friday to a later date, which would allow it to borrow...
Paladin to release restart plan for Namibia uranium mine in the fourth quarter
The restart plan and guidance on key economic parameters for Australia-listed uranium company Paladin Energy’s Langer Heinrich uranium operation, in Namibia, are expected to be...
How the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted the global mining industry
Some have called the COVID-19 crisis a black swan event. It has had an extreme impact and the world was unprepared for what has transpired,...
‘Coronavirus is the last thing to worry about while looking for gold deep inside a mine’
When the national lockdown was announced in March, informal miner Fadzi Manono was underground and digging for gold at a mine in Benoni. When he...
Zest WEG offering new range of geared motors to African market
A range of WEG geared motors – with benefits including efficiency and reliability – will soon be available to customers in South Africa and the...
Renewable energy uptake in mining gathers momentum
As the cost of renewable energy solutions continues to drop and the demand for improved social and environmental compliance climbs, even the remotest mines in...
Zimbabwe: ‘COVID-19 Has Potential to Mask Rampant Rights Abuses in Mining Communities’
The Covid-19 pandemic has potential to mask human rights abuses and further worsen poverty among mining communities in parts of Manicaland. These are sentiments expressed...
Namibian mining town uses drone to monitor lockdown violations
A small mining town in western Namibia said Wednesday it was deploying a drone to monitor if residents are complying with COVID-19 lockdown regulations. The...
Small miners’ love for cheap gold, keeps mercury flowing
The artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector is the force behind trade in mercury even as experts warn of the heavy metal’s risks to not...
ERG plans battery material plant in the DRC
ERG is considering the construction of a lithium-ion battery precursor plant, to be exclusively supplied with cobalt hydroxide from its Metalkol Roan Tailings Reclamation (RTR),...