African mining industry employs continuous surface mining methods
The African mining industry is seeing the benefits of continuous surface mining. Many regions have adopted this method, and some have even set aside drill and blast. This is because…
Skip to content
Rwanda’s Long History of Mining
Kigali’s mining ambitions will soon be met as a result of increasing, and systematic, investment in productivity, exploration and value addition. Last year, mineral exports were Rwanda’s largest foreign exchange…
Tharisa Secures $130M for South African Mining Operations
Platinum Group Metals production company Tharisa has closed a $130 million debt facility deal with French-based multinational financial services company, Société Générale and South African financial services firm, Absa Bank…
Bell Equipment on taking its underground mining equipment strategy forward
Bell Equipment has identified underground mining as an opportunity for growth. It has created a dedicated OEM business division to pursue this goal, including expanding the existing product range, providing…
The Mining and Energy Hub of Africa
“It is our firm belief that domestic and foreign direct investment brings the much-needed capital, technology, management techniques and knowledge of foreign markets,” Hakainde Hichilema, President of Zambia.” H.E. Hakainde…
Mining & Mineral
Mining and mineral beneficiation plays a pivotal part in South Africa’s economy. The country’s mineral reserves are among the most valuable in the world. South Africa has the world’s largest…
Africa can use mineral deposits to build robust manufacturing sector – AfDB President
Africa’s substantial cobalt, manganese, and platinum reserves can be used to build a robust manufacturing sector rather than merely being exported as raw materials, said African Development Bank Group (AfDB) President…
Mining in South Africa looks to solar, AI and chickens to go green
On the once bone-dry soil of a diamond mine in South Africa's central Free State province, Susan Masoha now harvests big bunches of tomatoes, eggplants and spinach. The former cleaner…
Africa’s Extraction and Export of Raw Materials is Rising
The findings of a new study that calculates sub-Saharan Africa’s raw material footprint over the past two decades, shows that production and consumption levels nearly doubled between 1995 and 2015.…
Mining in South Africa looks to solar, AI and chickens to go green
WELKOM - On the once bone-dry soil of a diamond mine in South Africa's central Free State province, Susan Masoha now harvests big bunches of tomatoes, eggplants and spinach. The…
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94
95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109
110
111
112
113
114
115
116
117
118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134
135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149
150
151
152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167
168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175
176
177
178
179
180
181
182
183
184
185
186
187
188
189
190
191
192
193
194
195
196
197
198
199
200
201
202
203
204
205
206
207
208
209
210
211
212
213
214
215
216
217
218
219
220
221
222
223
224
225
226
227
228
229
230
231
232
233
234
235
236
237
238
239
240
241
242
243
244
245
246
247
248
249
250
251
252
253
254
255
256
257
258
259
260
261
262
263
264
265
266
267
268
269
270
271
272
273
274
275
276
277
278
279
280
281
282
283
284
285
286
287
288
289
290
291
292
293
294
295
296
297
298
299
300
301
302
303
304
305
306
307
308
309
310
311
312
313
314
315
316
317
318
319