Women Miners in South Africa Break Barriers with Mentors’ Help
The mining industry has long been one of South Africa’s largest sectors, but women are still a minority in its workforce. Now, a group called...
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Chamber of Mines funds study on positioning Ghana as mining support services hub
The Ghana Chamber of Mines is funding a study on the positioning of Ghana as the hub of mining support services in West Africa. In...
Top 10 biggest gold mines in Africa in Q1 2021
Kitco looked at gold output in Africa in Q1 2021 and ranked the top 10 domestic gold mines based on reported quarterly production. Based on...
Mining News Trigon appoints mining contractor for Kombat, plans open pit restart in October 2021
Trigon Metals (TSX-V:TM) announced today the appointment of Tulela Mining & Construction as the open pit mining contractor for its Kombat copper mine in Namibia. Trigon...
Ivanhoe Mines realizes $95.7m loss in Q2, EPS lower than estimates
Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN) on Wednesday reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2021, during which it posted a sizeable loss after recording...
Congo’s child miners swap hammers for books
Squeezed on to benches and on the floor, the Congolese students of Kipushi Primary School did not complain that they only had a few, battered...
How the right lubricant can improve your facility’s energy efficiency
Friction is the worst enemy of efficiency, as demonstrated by the 100 million terajoules needed worldwide annually to overcome it (1). However, improved-technology lubricating oil...
Mali’s gold exports ease 0.3% in 2020
Mali’s gold exports eased 0.3% in 2020 because of a drop in exports from artisanal production, external trade data from the country’s statistics agency showed...
SOUTHERN AFRICAN DIAMOND MINERS DELIVER POLISHED PERFORMANCES IN SECOND QUARTER
De Beers’s production of rough diamonds increased by 134.3% to 8.2 million carats in the second quarter of 2021 compared with a contraction 7.7% seen...
Tanzania: Govt Issues Three-Day Ultimatum to Tembo Nickel
MINISTER for Minerals, Dotto Biteko has directed the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), for Tembo Nickel, Chris Showalter, to ensure that he compiles a comprehensive company’s...