TRAINING SUPERVISORS FOR A MECHANISED, AUTOMATED FUTURE
As mining embraces smart technologies for safer, more productive mining, so the skills of supervisors must broaden and adapt. This is placing new demands on...
Mining
Power shortages cripple miners
THE country’s largest ferrochrome producer, Zimasco is battling increased power outages which have seen the firm resorting to expensive sources of power. Zimbabwe has long...
GoviEx Uranium’s decision to exploration drill at Falea project in Mali is well timed, says Red Cloud Securities
“The copper demand is primarily being driven by the hot EV market. Meanwhile, the paradigm shift to recognize uranium as the green source of energy...
South Sudan’s Legacy Of Land Mines Hurts Recovery From War
As South Sudan struggles for peace, it’s still cleaning up the deadly threat posed by thousands of land mines from previous conflict decades ago. Cattle...
Geodrill supports installation of first-ever public eco bus shelter in Ghana
As part of efforts at promoting environmental sustainability, leading exploration drilling company in West Africa, Geodrill Ghana Limited, has supported Mckingtorch Africa, to install the...
Porgera deal signed to Reopen the Gold mine
LANDOWNERS of the multi-billion kina Porgera gold mine in Enga and the PNG Government have inked a deal which paves way for the reopening of...
Zimbabwe makes U-turn on mining royalties to halt currency slide
Zimbabwe’s finance minister requested mining companies to pay up to half of their royalties in local currency, as part of measures to stem a decline...
Akobo Minerals gears up for gold production start-up with opening of rural airstrip
Euronext-listed Akobo Minerals, the Scandinavian-based Ethiopian gold exploration and mining company, has announced details of the first ever flight to land at a new airstrip...
MIP Process Technologies: The processing gift that just keeps on giving
The onset of COVID-19 across the globe saw most businesses move into survival mode in 2020, and Level 1, BEE compliant process equipment supplier MIP...
Ensuring Affordability and Security of Energy Supply in Africa
Production underperformance does not only impact domestic energy supply but reduced export revenues for producing nations, creating a multiplier effect on the economy. During 2021/2022,...