Ugandan Exports Plunge 30% as Gold Shipments Are Halted Over Tax
Ugandan exports plunged in July as a new levy on gold, which vies with coffee as the nation’s leading trade product, halted shipments of the...
Mining
Nigeria: Lawmakers Decry Water Pollution, Health Hazard in Mining Communities in Kogi
The House of Representatives has decried the attendant health hazards and implications arising from the activities of the mining companies in Awo, Olukwu, Okobo and...
DE BEERS’ LATEST DIAMOND RECOVERY VESSEL DEPARTS DAMEN SHIPYARDS MANGALIA FOR SOUTHERN AFRICA
Following the official handover held on the 18th and 19th of August at Damen Shipyards Mangalia, Debmarine Namibia’s new diamond recovery vessel departed on a four-week...
Gambia: How Mines Destroy Farms, Properties in Coastal Villages and Aggravating Climate Change Impacts
Maimuna Touray, a gardener, has been growing vegetables in Gunjur, an eco-tourism area and fishing village located in the south bank of The Gambia. In...
Ghana accrues over $6.5 billion in oil revenue in 10 years
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee’s Report on oil revenue shows that Ghana has gathered over $6.5 billion over the last ten years of mining...
Ghana Signs $1.2 billion deal to develop its bauxite resources
Ghana has picked Rocksure International as a strategic partner to build a mine and refinery in a bid to develop an industry out of its untapped bauxite...
A dozen die after Angolan Alrosa diamond mine leak leaves ‘dead fish floating’ in rivers
A toxic leak from an Angolan diamond mine has reportedly killed 12 people after polluting rivers hundreds of miles from the site. This comes via Eve Bazaiba,...
The Number of Children Working Across Mines in Africa is Rising
Edward baka, the headmaster of a school in Kono district next to Sierra Leone’s biggest gold mine, recalls how once he had to sell the...
Kenya: Artisanal gold miners finally have government support
After being exploited by middlemen for decades, Kenya’s subsistence gold miners are applauding a refinery that will help regulate the sector and eliminate the black...
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...