Congo halts ERG’s copper project after waste leakage
Eurasian Resources Group’s Boss Mining copper and cobalt project has been halted by the Democratic Republic of Congo’s government, which cites environmental concerns after flooding...
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Thor Explorations moving into lithium following profitable year
Thor Explorations [LON:THX] is doing something that a lot of firms have found difficult in the last 60 years; carving out a large-scale, commercial and modern...
ANAMBRA: Govt to ban sand mining in erosion-prone areas
THE governor of Anambra state, Chukwuma Soludo, has revealed that his administration has introduced a bill for a law to ban sand mining near erosion-prone...
Gemfields hits three records in latest emerald auction
Africa-focused Gemfields (LON: GEM) (JSE: GML) has achieved record revenue of $43.7 million in its latest emerald auction, held in the second half of May. The mining company said...
Rwandan youths’ participation in mining sector critical
To date I have shared some ideas on how we can empower youths in agriculture and infrastructure development and this week I want to touch on the issue of...
Keras Resources ends pursuit of exploitation permit in Togo
Gold mine Keras Resources will not pursue an exploitation permit for the Nayéga Manganese project in Northern Togo anymore as it concludes its shift to a fully focused American...
Bauchi to collaborate with North East states on mining, steel
Bauchi State Government is set to collaborate with the other five states of the North East region on the cluster through the Artisanal and Small-...
This entrepreneur is mining and processing Nigeria’s natural resources to increase value on the export market
Emotan Josephine Aburime-Shine is a Nigerian mining entrepreneur who is passionately dedicated to developing solutions to fix the problem of needlessly exporting all the raw materials...
Small-Scale Mining Fetched Ghana US$1.2 Billion In 2022, Says Jinapor
Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources has stated small-scale mining has been contributing increasingly to the nation’s gold output as...
Moti Group unveils ambitious lithium mining plans for Zimbabwe
As electric vehicles quickly take the world by storm, demand for lithium-ion batteries has likewise boomed. This, in turn, has resulted in unprecedented demand for...