IT specialist suggests use of smart technologies to prevent illegal-mining
An Information Technology (IT) specialist, Mr Prince A. L. Zutah has suggested the need to employ the use of smart technologies to monitor the activities...
Mining
Reforms spur Angola diamond sector growth
Angola’s diamond mining sector is undergoing a series of reforms that enhance transparency thereby positioning it for growth, experts have said. This came out during...
Zimbabwean diamonds producer expands into Botswana
VAST Resources says its acquisition of Gem Diamonds Botswana (GDB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of London headquartered Gem Diamonds, aligns with its longer-term strategy to “maximise...
ArcelorMittal to expand iron ore mining and logistics operations in Liberia
The Government of the Republic of Liberia and ArcelorMittal have signed an amendment to the Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) which paves the way for the...
African metals gets a ride on electric vehicles expansion
As electric cars go mainstream – with Toyota the latest to announce major investments into electric cars and components – minerals-rich African countries are looking...
Mining Opportunities in SADC will Favour those in the Know
With mining seeing a more sustained improvement in many Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, fortune will favour those miners and supply partners with experience...
Caracal Gold makes fast start at Kilimapesa mine
A recent agreement to connect the plant to the grid power was a “key achievement. Caracal Gold plc (LSE:GCAT) said it had “hit the ground running across...
Corona impacts Kenya’s mining sector as earnings drop
Kenya’s earnings from mineral production declined by 5.8 per cent last year, the Economic Survey 2021 shows, as the mining sector reeled from effects of...
Global Rights, ACCA lament poor regulation of artisanal, illegal miners
Following the worrisome mining activities across the country and other West African countries, Global Rights and the African Coalition for Corporate Accountability, ACCA, Thursday, lamented...
Panthera Resources Confirms Additional Gold Mineralization at Mali Project
Panthera Resources PLC said Friday that the latest drill results for its Bassala project in Mali delivered significant gold intercepts. The mining company said drill...