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Government should be serious about diversifying the economy The prevailing economic downturn has worsted the capacity of Nigerians so much so that basic necessities of…

South Africa’s Transnet issues veiled threat to coal exporters

Thungela Resources, one of South Africa’s biggest coal exporters, is still in talks with Transnet. (Image: Isibonelo Colliery by Philip Mostert. ©Anglo American 2019) South…

Nigeria: Workers kidnapped at mining site, including four Chinese

Heavily armed men attacked a mine in central Nigeria on Wednesday killing security personnel and kidnapping workers, including at least four Chinese, local authorities said…

MTN, Huawei power Southern Africa’s first 5G metal mine

Nkwe Platinum and South Africa Zijin Platinum, wholly-owned subsidiaries of multinational Zijin Mining Group, have joined hands with MTN and Huawei. They have signed a…

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Mining in Zambia, Opportunities and Challenges

Micheal van Wyk December 27, 2015

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IGE to increase diamond production at South African diamond mine

Micheal van Wyk December 14, 2015

IGE Resources has entered into a contract mining agreement with Frontier Mining Projects for its Bakerville diamond mine in South Africa. The agreement enables IGE to ramp up the Bakerville mine operation towards diamond production…

Business

The 5 biggest challenges facing the mining sector

Micheal van Wyk October 16, 2015

Aerial view of Mount Polley tailings dam breach in August 2014. Credit: (Business in Vancouver) In the five years since the Mount Polly mine disaster, British Columbia’s mining industry has focused on tailings pond management…

International News

The Chinese scramble to mine Africa

Micheal van Wyk July 16, 2015

A more than twenty-five fold jump in investment in fewer than 10 years. That’s how fast China is gaining control over Africa’s mining industry. And Beijing’s push is not ending any time soon. China's Growing…

Events

Kenya Mining Forum to showcase why Kenya is the new mining frontier

Micheal van Wyk July 16, 2015

Kenya’s Mining Cabinet Secretary Hon. Dan Kazungu will officially open the Kenya Mining Forum in Nairobi in September where the industry will discuss the country’s recently updated mining act and how it is expected to ease the…

Local News

Kenya’s nascent mining industry set for boom

Micheal van Wyk July 16, 2015

Mining minister seeks to build additional 10-20 mines in 15 years Please use the sharing tools found via the share button at the top or side of articles. Copying articles to share with others is…

Business

The future of mining in Africa

Micheal van Wyk July 16, 2015

Heading to my first African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa recently, I was wondering how receptive mining companies would be to the idea of greater partnership given that commodity prices were at historic lows. While…

International News

The Power of Mining to Transform Development in Africa

Micheal van Wyk July 16, 2015

Anita Marangoly George, Senior Director of the World Bank Group’s Global Practice on Energy and Extractive IndustriesInvesting in African Mining IndabaCape Town, South Africa As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon and thank you for this…

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Analysis: 77 mining fatalities in 2015

Micheal van Wyk March 16, 2015

The minister of mineral resources announced the latest mining health and safety statistics on Thursday. Once again, there were a record-low number of fatalities. But there's still a long way to go to achieve the…

Business

The future of mining in South Africa

Micheal van Wyk March 6, 2015

Mining has always made a significant contribution to South Africa, from its $349.42bn contribution to GDP in 2018 to its role as the base of Anglo American, the world’s largest producer of platinum. However, both…

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