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Zambia royalty spat halts $2bn of copper mine projects
Source: moneyweb Royalty tax introduced last year makes the projects unviable, according to an industry lobby group. Copper miners in Zambia have halted $2 ... -
DRC: Moïse Katumbi reclaims ownership of NB Mining
Congolese opposition leader, Moise Katumbi, on Monday, March 12, 2018. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe) The ex-governor of DRC’s Katanga has emerged as the winner of ... -
South Africa: Groundbreaking Court Judgment On Mining and Community Rights
By Geoffrey Allsop/Image:Groundup The Umgungundlovu community, located in Xolobeni in the Eastern Cape, has won an important case in the Gauteng High Court that ... -
Miners welcome call to boost economy as restrictions ease in South Africa
The Minerals Council South Africa has welcomed president Cyril Ramaphosa’s further easing of COVID-19 restrictions and his call to rebuild the economy. The country ... -
Miners welcome stance against ‘blatant corruption’ in South Africa
The Minerals Council South Africa has welcomed a push by president Cyril Ramaphosa to address corruption but said there would have to be “action ... -
Botswana might be unable to renew sales agreement with De Beers due to COVID-19
Source: Xinhua GABORONE, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) — Botswana faces the risk of being unable to renew its 10-year sales agreement with De Beers Group ... -
Zambia seeks to take control of Mopani
Glencore’s Mopani complex. Image by Per Arne Wilson Zambia’s state-owned mining investment company (ZCCM-IH) is seeking a controlling stake in Glencore subsidiary Mopani Copper ... -
South African mining output plummets 28% in June
South Africa’s mining output fell 28.2% year-on-year in June, StatSA said Thursday, edging up only slightly as the coronavirus pandemic continues to hamper economic ... -
platinum group metals drag down june mining production
Mining production for June contracted by a steep 28.2%, far worse than market expectations of a 15% drop. Mining production data for June released ... -
Authorities turn a blind eye to illegal sand mining in Uganda
Criminal entrepreneurs are tapping into Uganda’s vast reserves of sand, exploiting a sector which is largely unregulated by government. Posing as sand mining investors, ...
