African Sustainable Mining Piques Interest of Global Players
Rapid advancements in technology have resulted in the development of sustainable innovations in mining practices,…
Taliban sign mining contracts worth $6.5 billion
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar at a press conference in Qatar, 2020. Credit: Karim Jaafar/AFP via…
Nigeria to set up solid minerals corporation to attract investment
Dele Alake, Nigeria’s Solid Minerals Minister. (Image by Kensingtondude, Wikimedia Commons.) Nigeria plans to set…
Mali adopts new mining code to raise gold concessions ownership
Mali has passed a new mining code allowing the state to take up to 30…
Gold mining, climate change, and Africa’s transition
Gold mining has, over the last decade or so, been a growth industry in many…
More resources, more problems: Understanding the African mining landscape
The African continent is richly endowed in natural resources, with platinum, silver, gold, copper and…