Mining Africa News

Ghana Signs $1.2 billion deal to develop its bauxite resources

MikeSeptember 20, 2021

by MikeSeptember 20, 202101172

Ghana has picked Rocksure International as a strategic partner to build a mine and refinery in a bid to develop an industry out of its untapped bauxite...

A dozen die after Angolan Alrosa diamond mine leak leaves ‘dead fish floating’ in rivers

MikeSeptember 20, 2021

by MikeSeptember 20, 20210722

A toxic leak from an Angolan diamond mine has reportedly killed 12 people after polluting rivers hundreds of miles from the site. This comes via Eve Bazaiba,...

Health and Safety Mining News

The Number of Children Working Across Mines in Africa is Rising

MikeSeptember 20, 2021

by MikeSeptember 20, 202101382

Edward baka, the headmaster of a school in Kono district next to Sierra Leone’s biggest gold mine, recalls how once he had to sell the...

Mining News

Kenya: Artisanal gold miners finally have government support

MikeSeptember 20, 2021

by MikeSeptember 20, 202102455

After being exploited by middlemen for decades, Kenya’s subsistence gold miners are applauding a refinery that will help regulate the sector and eliminate the black...

Mining News Technology

IT specialist suggests use of smart technologies to prevent illegal-mining

MikeSeptember 20, 2021

by MikeSeptember 20, 20210533

An Information Technology (IT) specialist, Mr Prince A. L. Zutah has suggested the need to employ the use of smart technologies to monitor the activities...

Mining News

Reforms spur Angola diamond sector growth

MikeSeptember 20, 2021

by MikeSeptember 20, 202101043

Angola’s diamond mining sector is undergoing a series of reforms that enhance transparency thereby positioning it for growth, experts have said. This came out during...

Mining News

Zimbabwean diamonds producer expands into Botswana

MikeSeptember 20, 2021

by MikeSeptember 20, 20210711

VAST Resources says its acquisition of Gem Diamonds Botswana (GDB), a wholly-owned subsidiary of London headquartered Gem Diamonds, aligns with its longer-term strategy to “maximise...

Mining News

ArcelorMittal to expand iron ore mining and logistics operations in Liberia

MikeSeptember 14, 2021

by MikeSeptember 14, 20210993

The Government of the Republic of Liberia and ArcelorMittal have signed an amendment to the Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) which paves the way for the...

Mining News

African metals gets a ride on electric vehicles expansion

MikeSeptember 14, 2021

by MikeSeptember 14, 20210801

As electric cars go mainstream – with Toyota the latest to announce major investments into electric cars and components – minerals-rich African countries are looking...

Mining News

Mining Opportunities in SADC will Favour those in the Know

MikeSeptember 14, 2021

by MikeSeptember 14, 20210687

With mining seeing a more sustained improvement in many Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries, fortune will favour those miners and supply partners with experience...