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Zambia has launched a new gold refinery as African countries increasingly invest in domestic processing to retain more value from their mineral resources and strengthen control over precious-metal supply chains.
Orion CMC, a consortium backed by the US government and international investors, is in the final stages of a deal to acquire stakes in two major copper-cobalt operations owned by
Reliable geological and demographic data are essential to strengthening Africa’s mining sector, improving policy decisions and ensuring that mineral wealth delivers greater economic benefits, according to Mecktilder Mchomvu, Executive Director
Uganda’s export earnings rose by 36% year-on-year in August 2026, driven largely by a sharp increase in gold shipments, according to a report from the country’s finance ministry. The country
The South African rand edged higher in early trading on Tuesday, 13 October, as investors awaited domestic mining production figures and looked ahead to US inflation data for clues about
Zimbabwe’s lithium export earnings surged to $2.16 billion in the nine months to September, nearly quadrupling the country’s total lithium sales for the whole of last year as higher spodumene
Africa needs to move beyond extracting minerals and exporting them in raw or lightly processed form if the continent is to capture more of the economic value created by its
Becker Mining South Africa’s participation at Electra Mining Africa 2026 attracted a steady stream of visitors, with its Kito hoisting equipment and Missing Person Locator System emerging as particular attractions.
BMG provides engineered turnkey drive packages for belt conveyors and feeders used in mining and bulk materials handling. In mining and bulk materials handling, the performance of a conveyor system
South Africa’s high-carbon ferrochrome exports fell sharply in July 2026 as weaker Chinese demand combined with softer buying across several major markets, highlighting continued pressure on the country’s ferrochrome industry.