Minerals Commission sensitises mining communities on eliminating child labour
The Gender and International Affairs Unit of Minerals Commission has held a sensitisation and awareness creation programme on the theme “Eliminating child labour in the...
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How mining plans to drive down carbon emissions
Following international climate change commitments to reduce carbon emissions, many countries are now starting to plan the practical details of how they will achieve their...
Pressure grows on Sibanye-Stillwater as four miners killed at gold, PGM operations
FOUR miners lost their lives at the mines of Sibanye-Stillwater today, the gold and platinum group metals (PGM) miner said in an announcement. A miner was...
Matrix launches collision avoidance application
Indiana-based engineering firm Matrix Design Group has launched an AI-powered collision avoidance application for mining operations. The application uses AI and machine learning to ensure...
Stockholm Vatten och Avfall is using Jama’s new rescue chamber in Stockholm’s largest wastewater treatment project
In order to be able to treat the City of Stockholm’s wastewater in the future, the municipal company Stockholm Vatten och Avfall is making a...
Seven die in gas explosion at Zimbabwe gold mine, police say
Seven people, including six foreign nationals, died when some gas cylinders exploded at the SAS gold mine in Zimbabwe’s Mazowe district on Thursday, police said....
A dozen die after Angolan Alrosa diamond mine leak leaves ‘dead fish floating’ in rivers
A toxic leak from an Angolan diamond mine has reportedly killed 12 people after polluting rivers hundreds of miles from the site. This comes via Eve Bazaiba,...
The Number of Children Working Across Mines in Africa is Rising
Edward baka, the headmaster of a school in Kono district next to Sierra Leone’s biggest gold mine, recalls how once he had to sell the...
De Beers, National Geographic Form Partnership to Protect Botswana’s Okavango Delta
GABORONE – Mining giant De Beers and the National Geographic Society have announced a partnership to protect the waters and endangered animals of Botswana’s iconic...
Gold mine acquisition highlights increased risk in the mining sector
Centerra Gold Inc. of Canada has invested more than $ 3 billion over nearly 30 years to turn the gold outlook in remote areas of...