Mining
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Commodity consumers look to mines for carbon progress
SRK Consulting Bjanka Korb, senior environmental engineer and Andrew van Zyl, director and principal consultant Following international climate change commitments to reduce carbon emissions, ... -
Minerals Council South Africa applauds the mining industry’s 300 000 vaccination milestone
The mining industry has surpassed the 300 000 milestone for fully and partially vaccinated employees and contractors as the year draws to a close. ... -
Solidaridad and Minexx partner to improve the mineral supply chain
Minexx has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Solidaridad, a leading global organisation focused on creating fair and sustainable supply chains. Minexx deploys ... -
Illegal mining and deforestation increase pressure on Madagascar
In central Madagascar, what was once a dense forest on the side of a mountain is now dotted with mines where thousands of people ... -
18 dead in Niger gold mine collapse
18 people are reported dead after an artisanal gold mine in the Maradi region of southern Niger, near Nigeria collapsed on Sunday. Mayor of ... -
AFRICA: Anglo American’s plan to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040
The mining company Anglo American wants to achieve carbon neutrality by 2040. This ambition will be achieved through investments in renewable energy, mobility and ... -
African Export-Import Bank Confirms as Diamond Sponsor of African Energy Week 2021
Pan-African financial institution African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) has officially been confirmed as one of the diamond sponsors at African Energy Week (AEW) 2021. As ... -
Miners in South Africa call for urgent summit to address fatalities
Credit: Markus Distelrath from Pixabay. The Minerals Council of South Africa has called for a MineSafe summit to be held as soon as possible ... -
SA miners facing bigger rise in costs
Koffiefontein mine in South Africa The annual average input cost escalation in the South African mining sector was 8.58% year-to-date, according to figures from ... -
Return of resource nationalism to blame for declining rates of exploration spend in Africa
Chris Griffith, CEO, Gold Fields EXPLORATION expenditure in Africa had dropped off sharply in recent years because of a growing number of barriers to new ...
