The Ravensthorpe nickel operation consists of an open-pit mine and a processing plant in the south west of Western Australia. (Image courtesy of First Quantum.) Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (TSX:…
Gwede Mantashe, mines and energy minister, South Africa THE backlog of mining permits in South Africa has worsened as some 2,525 new applications submitted in the government’s financial year ended February…
Copperbelt Energy Corporation, a company that supplies power to mining operations in Zambia and DR Congo, will receive new investment from Affirma Capital and Norwegian funds. Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC),…
Mining Indaba has always attracted strong representation from mining ministers, government representatives and investors both locally and internationally, and 2024 is no different CAPE TOWN, South Africa, January 11, 2024/…
Amritesh Anand, Associate Vice-President, In2IT Technologies. The mining sector is known for its complex and resource-intensive operations, where the efficient use of resources, safety, and environmental sustainability are of paramount…
KANSANSHI COPPER MINE, ZAMBIA -- SEPTEMBER 11, 2019: Maxar satellite imagery of the Kansanshi Mine. Kansanshi mine is a large copper mine located in the North-Western Province of Zambia. Please…
South Africa is in need of a massive power plant construction programme if it wants to ensure adequate electricity supplies up to 2050. That’s according to a new planning document…
To meet their green agendas, the European Union, United States, and China are engaged in the modern-day equivalent of a gold rush. This time, though, fortune seekers aren’t panning for…
The Sentinel open-pit copper mine. (Image courtesy of First Quantum Minerals.) Canadian miner First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM), which is reeling from the forced closure of its flagship copper mine in Panama, is said…
Gold, a stunning yellow metal, is the epitome of value in human society. It is omnipresent in the world, whether it be in the form of gold coins used in…