Top 10 largest copper mining companies in Q1 2023 – report
Chile’s Codelco was the world’s largest copper mining company in Q1 2023 (based on attributable…
Afreximbank leads US$155 million strategic facility to Djibouti Ports and Free Zone Authority
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) (www.Afreximbank.com) in Nairobi announced the disbursement of a $120-million financing facility…
African mining companies outpace global peers on women in leadership
More women sit at the top of Africa-based metals and mining companies than the global…
Examining China’s Impact on Mining in Africa: Critiques and Credible Responses
The increased demand for minerals driven by the renewable energy transition has put China’s involvement…
Families in the DRC increasingly rely on children working in cobalt mines – report
Artisanal cobalt mine in the DRC. (Reference image by Fairphone, Flickr). Families in the southern…
New technology for high productivity
Dimple Tube technology – developed and patented by Bosch Projects – is set to transform…
Females mining new frontiers
In a field traditionally dominated by men, the accomplishments of Wits alumni Dr Pontsho Twala…
Transformational technologies – which will enable the next revolution in mining?
Use of drones in mining Generative AI. Stock image. Seequent, a Vancouver-based technology company that…
Mining company ordered to reinstate employee after dismissing him for using the wrong word during dispute
An employee who was dismissed for dishonesty and misrepresentation after erroneously using "dismissal" instead of…