Syrah to restart production at Balama graphite project in Mozambique
Australia-based Syrah Resources has decided to recommence production at the Balama Graphite Operation in Mozambique as pandemic restrictions begin to ease. Said to be the...
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RÖSSING OFFERS MINING LECTURERS PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE
Rössing Uranium recently partnered with the University of Namibia’s Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology to enhance the quality of engineering education and professional development...
Zambia aims for copper output of 900,000 tons in 2021 after “a historical high” in 2020
ZAMBIA aimed to produce more than 900,000 tons of copper this year, said Reuters citing the southern African country’s mines minister, Richard Musukwa. Musukwa said that...
BIA Group to supply Furukawa & RTDrill brands across Central and West Africa for Euroforgroup
Euroforgroup and BIA have signed a distribution agreement for BIA to supply the Furukawa and RTDrill drill brands on behalf of Euroforgroup in Central and...
B2Gold weighs use of dual fuel haul trucks at Kiaka project
B2Gold’s strong growth path in Africa looks like continuing into future years after the company laid out preliminary plans to develop a mine in Burkina...
AngloGold Ashanti boosts reserves, dividends
JSE-listed AngloGold Ashanti reported a fivefold increase in its full-year dividend payment for the year ended December 31, 2020, and added six-million ounces of new...
Mining royalties increase Nigeria’s revenue
In a recession year when the nation’s economic activities came to a virtual halt on account of the global pandemic, the Nigerian solid minerals sector,...
Mako kicks off exploration on new Cote d’Ivoire gold project
ASX-listed West Africa gold explorer, Mako Gold has hit the ground running at its recently granted wholly owned Korhogo gold project in Côte d’Ivoire, kicking...
Martin Engineering goes autonomous with N2 Twist Tensioner for conveyor belts
Martin Engineering has introduced an autonomous tensioning system that, it says, continuously monitors and delivers proper cleaner tension on conveyor belts. By using Martin Engineering’s...
Komatsu to start hydrogen development program for mining haul trucks
Mining equipment major Komatsu has made plans to leverage hydrogen power across its fleet of haul trucks, according to a report from The Nikkei. The financial...