Africa’s top bauxite exporter Guinea posts 4% rise in shipments
Africa’s top bauxite exporter Guinea shipped 85.6 million tons of the ore last year, 4% more than in 2020, according to its mining ministry. Despite...
Mining
Why South Africa’s miners are missing out on the commodity boom
South Africa is missing out on some of the riches on offer from the commodities boom as a rail network beset by problems affects its...
Angola’s Minister: Country to Become 2nd Largest Diamond Producer by 2030
Angola’s Minerals Minister Diamantino Azevedo is optimistic about his country’s diamond future: According to a quote he made by Vera Angola, cited by Rough & Polished, Angola...
Tanzanian Gold receives mining license renewal extension for Buckreef project
Tanzanian Gold (TSX: TNX) announced today that it has been granted an extension to the renewal date for the Special Mining License (SML 04/92) at...
Higher premium fuels Odisha mining revenue increase, triples to ₹45,000 crore
Odisha’s mining revenue has crossed a record ₹41,000 crore in 2021-22 due to the high premium quoted by several mines leaseholders who won the mining bids...
Small scale miners’ll access loan facilities up to N100m
THE Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc Olamilekan Adegbite, weekend, assured artisanal and small scale miners of accessing loan facilities up to N100 million...
Nigeria Earns N624bn From Mining In 13 Years
Nigeria has earned about N624bn from the mining sector within 13 years up to 2020, says the latest Independent Solid Minerals Industry Report published by...
Lands Ministry declares war on quarry sites encroachment
A Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, in charge of Lands and Mines, George Mireku Duker, has charged Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs)...
Guinea Iron Ore Project Turns Foul for Rio
Rio Tinto’s West African iron ore ambitions (with Chinalco, its highly credentialed Chinese shareholder and partner) have come to another shuddering halt in the jungles...
Mining critical minerals for wind farms, solar panels and electric vehicles pose environmental challenges
Mining for metals and rare earth elements will be a crucial part of a renewable energy future despite the environmental risks, University of Newcastle experts...