Only 13% mineral royalty paid by mining firms returned to mining communities
Only 13% of mineral royalty paid by mining companies is returned to the communities where mining takes place. Out of this amount, 4.95% goes to...
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Booyco expects further global proximity detection tech growth
Proximity Detection System (PDS) specialist, Booyco Electronics, says it is continuing to grow its global footprint, securing key relationships with miners and service providers outside...
DR Congo diamond mining giant struggles to revive its glory days
Mbuji-Mayi has seen better days. Once the home of DR Congo’s state diamond company MIBA, the town used to be filled with free-spending miners and...
Marape moves to reassure Papua New Guinea’s mining and petroleum industry
Papua New Guinea’s Prime Minister James Marape has confirmed draft changes to the country’s regulatory and fiscal regimes for PNG’s mining and petroleum sector will...
Pathfinder Minerals books annual loss as it pursues Mozambique claim
Mining company Pathfinder Minerals booked a full-year, as it continues to pursue a legal claim over ownership rights in Mozambique. Pre-tax losses for the year...
Bobcat Launches New Generation of Telehandlers
Bobcat is launching the company’s new generation R-Series telehandler range for the Middle East, Africa, Russia and CIS markets, providing a choice of 12 models...
FIRST QUANTAM MINERAL’S KANSANSHI OPERATION TAKES DELIVERY OF TWO LATEST GENERATION CYBERMINE SIMULATORS
First Quantum Minerals Ltd (FQM), a Canadian-based mining and metals company, has outfitted its Zambian, Kansanshi copper-gold mine with two of ThoroughTec’s latest generation CYBERMINE...
Kenya: Large Scale Gold Mining to Start in Kakamega in 2022
Large scale gold mining in Western Kenya could start next year after Shanta Gold, the firm that is undertaking exploration said additional visible gold has...
Blockchain-based Traceability Firm by an African NBA Legend to Help Track Ethical Cobalt Mining Projects in The Congo
Bluetech, an investment firm owned by NBA legend, Dikembe Mutombo, says it has invested about $1 billion in ethical cobalt mining projects, a part of...
Asante Gold Acquires Key Exploration Land on Ashanti and Asankrangwa Gold Belts, Ghana
Asante Gold Corporation (CSE:ASE/ FRANKFURT:1A9/U.S.OTC:ASGOF) (“Asante” or the “Company”) is pleased to report that it has received notice from the Minerals Commission of Ghana that eight highly...