Deep seabed mining a threat to Africa’s coral reefs
New frontier: A variety of species occur in a deep ecosystem. The seafloor is threatened by mining even though there are enough materials on land and through battery recycling. Photo:
South Africa mines plan $2.7 billion investment in power generation
Stock image. Mining companies in South Africa are considering spending as much as 40 billion rand ($2.7 billion) to construct 2,000 megawatts of power generation capacity, said Roger Baxter, chief
Zimbabwe: Chinese Diamond Miner Apologises for Mining Without Headman’s Blessings
Marange — A Chinese diamond company, Anjin Investment, which resumed operations early this year, has publicly apologised to Headman Chiadzwa for resuming operations here without a paying courtesy call to
Canada’s colonies: Going for gold (mines) in Africa
Miners at work down inside the South Deep gold mine south of Johannesburg, formerly a Barrick Gold-invested facility. Miners here work some 2.4 kilometers (1.5 miles) underground in 12-hour shifts.
Mining production rising in South Africa
Stats SA said yesterday the iron ore sector was the largest positive contributor to the increase, up 42.9% and contributing 3.9 percentage points. Twelve months earlier, the industry was still
West Africa’s political whirligig won’t keep investment dollars from its gold
IN 1997, when Randgold Resources listed on the London Stock Exchange, about 2.5% of world gold production was being dug in West Africa, of which most was from Ghana. In
2022 Investing in African Mining Indaba to be held 9-12 May
The 2022 edition of Investing in African Mining Indaba (https://MiningIndaba.com), originally scheduled for 7-10 February 2022, will now take place 9-12 May 2022 at the CTICC, Cape Town, South Africa.
Nigeria: AfCFTA – Dangote Group Projects $12 Billion Annual Revenue
By Dike Onwuamaeze The President of the Dangote Group, Mr. Aliko Dangote, has disclosed that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) would offer his conglomerate a business opportunity that
Scharf battery underground mining machines shipped from South Africa to Polymetal in Russia for testing
Back in August 2020, Polymetal announced that it and underground equipment supplier, Hamm, Germany-headquartered SMT Scharf, had agreed to cooperate in development, implementation and testing of zero-emission battery electric vehicles
South Africa: Women Equipped With Mining Skills
By Mthulisi Sibanda Johannesburg — A local platinum miner, global mining group and equipment manufacturer have partnered to upskill women with the necessary skills in this industry that remains largely