There is a renewed international interest in Africa, specifically for the continent’s critical minerals, which are essential components of modern tools, from consumer electronics to defense technologies. The global demand for…
The Lithium Ridge asset (ML133) in Namibia. (Image courtesy of Andrada Mining.) Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second largest lithium producer, has entered into a three-stage earn-in agreement with South Africa-based Andrada…
Barro Alto mine in Brazil. Credit: Anglo American Anglo American hired financial advisers to sell two nickel mines in Brazil, the miner’s country head, Ana Sanches, told journalists on Monday.…
Australian miners South32, Orion Minerals, Perenti and DRA Global are among the winners of the 2024 Africa Awards, presented by WA-based Australia-Africa Minerals and Energy Group (AAMEG). Now in its 6th…
By Syed Raiyan Amir The Beijing Summit and Ninth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), held from September 4 to 6, 2024, marked a new chapter in strengthening…
Eric Bruggeman took Deputy Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources Judith Nemadzinga-Tshabalala on a tour of Electra Mining 2024. If you ask anyone who attended, Electra Mining Africa 2024 was…
Adam Anthony is executive director of HakiRasilimali, a platform of civil society organizations working on strategic advocacy issues around minerals, oil and gas extraction in Tanzania, and chair of Publish…
In a move set to reshape South Africa’s energy landscape, independent power producer SOLA Group has unveiled a new energy service designed to save businesses up to R60m over a…
As global competition intensifies to secure lithium supplies for batteries, Africa is increasing its capacity for in-country lithium refining, with a surge in investments after several countries banned exports of…
President Cyril Ramaphosa at the African Mining Indaba – Image from Flickr The contest for critical minerals is fueling geopolitical rivalry, creating challenges that are “more significantly felt by African nations”,…