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Micheal van Wyk Alberta., Arizona, Botswana, Finland, Manitoba, Nevada, Quebec, Wyoming

Botswana Is Africa’s Top Mining Destination

Mining companies use 240-ton trucks to move earth in Botswana. The Patriot (Gaborone) Botswana has once again emerged as the top mining jurisdiction from both global and African perspective having…

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Micheal van Wyk Car

CAR: Sand mining, a job provider for former militiamen

Serge Leger Kokpakpa and Joël Kouam The banks of the Oubangui river in the Central African Republic are Jorres L.'s workplace. Prior to that, the 26 year-old fought for four…

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Micheal van Wyk african mining, coal mining, Mining

Africa’s Mining Sector: Untapped Potential and Emerging Trends

By Brett Smith/Reviewed by Laura Thomson/Image Credit: Magnifical Productions/Shutterstock.com The continent of Africa is awash in fossil fuels and mineral resources, including valuable metals such as gold and industrial minerals…

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Micheal van Wyk Electra, South Afrca

Tru-Trac to present next-gen belt rip detection system at Electra Mining Africa

As a leader in solutions for conveyor belt misalignment, Tru-Trac says it will excite visitors at Electra Mining Africa this year with a whole new range of belt trackers among its innovative…

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Micheal van Wyk France, Niger

France’s Orano loses operating licence at major uranium mine in Niger

State-owned Orano said it had been excluded from the Imouraren mine in northern Niger which sits on an estimated 200,000 tonnes of the metal, widely used for nuclear energy and…

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Micheal van Wyk South Africa

South Africa’s unity rule may boost mining

Anglo American workers in South Africa. (Source: Anglo American) South Africa’s new coalition government with a pro-business party could help the world’s leading platinum producer improve its troubled power and rail…

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Micheal van Wyk Shipping

Africa’s Mining Industry Providing Opportunities for Bulk Shipping

Source: ASL Speaking at this year’s Drycon conference in Mumbai, Captain Pappu Sastry, CEO of Adhira Shipping and Logistics (ASL), said that Africa’s mining sector is entering a golden age…

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Micheal van Wyk BMG

50th Celebrations at Electra Mining 2024

BMG – which marks 50 years of business this year - has much to celebrate at this year’s Electra Mining show, to be held at Nasrec in Johannesburg, between 2…

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Micheal van Wyk Cobalt, DRC

Rampant cobalt smuggling and corruption deny billions to DRC

The country’s extractive reform strategy doesn’t address the impact of illegal cobalt mining on people, the environment and the economy. The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is the world’s…

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Micheal van Wyk Zimbabwe

Cluff Africa agrees to develop Zimbabwe lithium mine

Credit: Sandawana Mines via LinkedIn Cluff Africa Ltd. signed a non-binding agreement with Zimbabwe’s sovereign wealth fund to develop a lithium mine in the southern African country. Cluff will be…