Africa’s edge in the green mineral economy
The continent’s rich resources, including cobalt and lithium, mean African miners will be key players as the world switches to electric vehicles and wind and solar power. For the moment,…
The continent’s rich resources, including cobalt and lithium, mean African miners will be key players as the world switches to electric vehicles and wind and solar power. For the moment,…
Social distancing regulations have placed restrictions on public gatherings, making processes like EIAs challenging As South Africa adapts to living with the risk of Covid-19 infections, an important recent step…
Ivanplats, the South African subsidiary of Canadian miner Ivanhoe Mines, has said that it is arranging project-level financing of nearly $420m for the development of its Platreef palladium, platinum, rhodium,…
Bell 505 In Flight KHALIL DAGHER For centuries, the African continent has been the leading source of natural resources and is home to 30 percent of the world’s mineral reserves,…
The South African mining sector is managing the COVID-19 pandemic remarkably well, but the country needs to do more if it wants mining to benefit from the looming demand peak…
Picture: 123RF/LURII KOVALENKO Five fundamental cornerstones are required for a mining operation to achieve sustainable growth over time. The most obvious of these, since it is ultimately the lifeblood of…
By Nasongelya Kilyinga PRESIDENT John Magufuli's efforts to push for reforms in the mining sector is significantly paying off, as proven by the recent announcement made by Barrick, which indicates…
Content provided by APO Group By Grace Goodrich In addition to sizable gas reserves found offshore, Mozambique is home to commercially significant deposits of coal, gold, graphite, ilmenite, iron ore,…
The largely untapped and unrealized potential that Africa is blessed with has been a magnet that has attracted and continues to attract mining investors to the continent. The spotlight has…
The country’s output annual mining production last year shrank 10.7 percent to its biggest annual decline since 1990, falling 0.5 percent in December compared with November. Photo: File By Dineo…