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Namibia plans railway revamp to boost regional coal exports
Stock Image Namibia’s state-owned railway company TransNamib plans to shift coal exports from Botswana off…
UK, South Africa seek deeper cooperation on critical minerals
Braggite ((Pt,Pd,Ni)S) in sulfidic serpentinite -platinum-palladium ore. (Reference image by James St. John, Flickr.) London…
Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Joint National Mining and Hydrocarbons Experts reviewed Some Community Texts Relating to the Petroleum & Mining Sectors
The joint meeting of National Mining and Hydrocarbons Experts from ECOWAS Member States held in…
Zimbabwe gives first details of new mining royalty policy
The royalty policy that came into effect in October compels miners to pay half of…
Joint Meeting of Economic Community of West African States
The joint Meeting of the ECOWAS Ministers in charge of Mining and Hydrocarbons will hold…
Trafigura gets $600m from Africa’s TDB for Congo cobalt mines
Cobalt mining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Image by Fairphone, Flickr). Commodities trader…
Massive emerald cluster sets new record at Gemfields auction
The Kafubu Cluster was found at the Kagem emerald mine in Zambia in March 2020.…
Orion Minerals welcomes South Africa’s IDC as shareholder
IDC's interest in New Okiep Mining Company Proprietary Ltd is 43.75%. Orion Minerals Ltd (ASX:ORN,…
Odds stacked against SA’s junior miners
SOUTH Africa’s junior mining sector is being held back by multiple obstacles including well documented…