Mining

South Africa’s underground miners say operating at half capacity during the coronavirus lockdown is unsustainable, with costs higher than returns, and are lobbying the government...

Investment Company, BWA Group, emphasises its growth strategy to achieve a sizeable investment in the mineral sector through its wholly-owned subsidiary BWA Resources. The company...

President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government has allocated fresh diamond mining claims to Anjin Investments in Chiadzwa, in Manicaland province, four years after the company was evicted...

TOMRA Sorting Mining has developed virtual testing capabilities to help mining operations ensure their business and operational continuity, enabling them to take informed purchasing decisions...

Mentis Africa is helping prepare South Africa’s Chamber of Mines for potential industry accidents by supplying positive-grip, pressed-section planks and walkways from its Die-Line range...

Russia’s geological company Rosgeo and the Ministry of Mines and Hydrocarbons (MMH) of Equatorial Guinea have signed two service contracts for the initial phase of...

The mining industry is one of the most energy-intensive industries globally, a situation that is compounded by its intensive use of fossil fuels to power...

In the Sangha region of northern Congo Brazzaville, the illegal exploitation of gold and titanium causes pollution, deforestation and the destruction of biodiversity. Local residents...

ANGLOGOLD Ashanti lost 11,000 ounces of gold production and has delayed the ramp-up of its Obuasi mine in Ghana owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the...

ASX-listed Lucapa Diamond Company and its project partners have recovered another +100 carat white diamond from the Lulo alluvial mine in Angola. The 171 carat...