Mining

The Peruvian Ministry of Energy and Mines (MINEM) has issued a report stating that regional and local governments saw an aggregate 60% increase in mining tax revenues...

The Edo State Command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested four suspected illegal gold miners in Edo State. The Commandant of the...

Burundi’s government is trying to increase its share of the mineral wealth that foreign mining companies extract from its soil. The government receives only 10%...

Asante Gold Corporation (CSE: ASE/ FRANKFURT: 1A9/U.S.OTC: ASGOF) (“Asante” or the “Company”) announces that the contract to conduct mining activities at the Bibiani Mine has been awarded to...

AN indigenous company, Chappal Petroleum Development Company, is one of the strong contenders for the ExxonMobil Nigeria oil and gas assets. The assets comprise 40 percent...

Due to its toxic legacy, lead is probably the last metal that one associates with green technology. However, lead-acid batteries are still a key component...

Blasting specialist Orica has launched 4D, its latest bulk explosives technology – a revolutionary 4D bulk system that enables real-time tailoring of explosives energy to...

Private equity firms are lining up to take on the dirty — and highly profitable — assets being divested by publicly traded commodity producers as...