YOKE Industrial Corp.’s BlueSupra digital chips won the Environment Award at the inaugural Lifting Africa Awards, which were presented on 29 August at the Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre, Boksburg, South Africa. The awards were organised by Lifting Africa, a media platform dedicated to Africa’s lifting and materialContinue Reading
The underground X-ray Transmission (XRT) sorting pilot plant at the Zielitz mine, developed by TOMRA in collaboration with K+S, sets a new benchmark for efficient, sustainable potash mining. The pilot project, which has been running since 2022, has successfully addressed its main objective of removing barren waste underground, with theContinue Reading
– Pre-eminent African law firm Bowmans has once again been recognised for its deep understanding of the continent’s regulatory environment and contribution in solving its most complex legal challenges. At the 2025 African Legal Awards ceremony, held in Johannesburg last night (5 September), the firm won the Property and ConstructionContinue Reading
Burkina Faso has moved to reassure investors that its request for a larger stake in West African Resources’ (WAF) new Kiaka gold mine is optional rather than mandatory under the country’s revised mining legislation. Speaking at the Africa Down Under conference in Perth, Mamadou Sagnon, director-general of the mining registry,Continue Reading
Aim-listed Andrada Mining has commenced exploration drilling at its Lithium Ridge project in Namibia, supported by a strategic investment from Sociedad Química y Minera de Chile (SQM) through its subsidiary SQM Australia. The campaign marks the first phase of the companies’ earn-in agreement. In this stage, SQM will fund upContinue Reading
Sandfire Resources’ Managing Director and CEO, Brendan Harris, has hailed the company’s Motheo copper mine in Botswana as a “remarkable achievement,” crediting a strong investment climate and operational discipline for its success. Speaking at the Africa Down Under conference in Perth, Harris noted that the $400 million project—completed during theContinue Reading
In the wake of a toxic spill at a Zambian mine, local residents are demanding $420 million (K9.98 trillion) in compensation from Chinese state-owned Sino Metals Leach Zambia, according to Bloomberg. The spill, which occurred in February, reportedly released highly acidic waste containing toxic heavy metals, potentially making it oneContinue Reading
Lotus Resources has produced the first batch of triuranium octoxide (U3O8), commonly known as yellowcake, from its 85%-owned Kayelekera Uranium Mine in northern Malawi’s Karonga District, approximately 650 km north of Lilongwe. This milestone marks a significant step toward the commissioning of the mine’s processing plant. Kayelekera, a past-producing site,Continue Reading
Johannesburg, South Africa – The Southern African lifting industry reached a historic milestone on 29 August 2025, when the first-ever Lifting Awards, hosted by Lifting Africa, took place at the Birchwood Conference Centre in Boksburg, Johannesburg. The prestigious event – proudly sponsored by Yoke Industrial Corp, RiConnect, Electra Mining, HaggieContinue Reading
Atlas Copco is extremely proud to unleash its new robust lineup of PAS-PAC H/SH super high head portable pumps that are built tough to conquer Africa’s harshest environments, sustainably taking operations to new efficiency heights. With an industry-leading 235m maximum head and exceptional flow rates up to 1 980m³/h, theseContinue Reading
