M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have taken control of Rubaya, a key mining town for the smartphone mineral coltan, following days of intense fighting, a rebel spokesman said. Congo’s east has been plagued by violence since the 1990s, killing millions as struggles over national identity, ethnicity, andContinue Reading
Zimbabwe’s only operating nickel mine was on Thursday placed under administration, according to a government notice, seven months after halting production due to equipment failure and low prices. Zimbabwe’s government owns 70% of Bindura Nickel Corporation’s Trojan nickel mine which employs about 1,100 people according to Bindura’s latest annual report.Continue Reading
BHP Group (ASX: BHP) has deployed a senior team including its chief executive officer to South Africa as the world’s largest miner ramps up efforts to win over government officials, regulators and local shareholders, all of whom could yet determine the outcome of its proposed tie-up with rival Anglo American.Continue Reading
Harmony Gold said on Thursday an employee working on planned rail maintenance had died at its Mponeng mine in South Africa on May 1. The company did not disclose how the worker died, saying the incident was currently under investigation. Mponeng is the deepest shaft in the world, with aContinue Reading
Mauritius’ biggest lender by market share will increase exposure to gas and move into into funding the mining of metals needed for clean-energy technologies. Mauritius Commercial Bank — a unit of Port Louis-based MCB Group Ltd. — is making 10 billion rupees ($211 million) available to help clients transition toContinue Reading
Atlantic Lithium (AIM: ALL, ASX: A11) has become the first near-term lithium producer to be listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange after obtaining approvals from both the GSE’s listing committee and Ghana’s Securities and Exchange Commission. The company is currently advancing its flagship lithium project, Ewoyaa, a hard rock spodumene depositContinue Reading
French energy giant TotalEnergies hopes to resume construction on its giant Mozambique LNG project by the middle of 2024, according to Patrick Pouyanne, CEO of TotalEnergies. TotalEnergies declared force majeure on the Mozambique LNG project in April 2021 and withdrew all personnel from the site due to new attacks. Mozambique LNG includesContinue Reading
The KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government has resumed construction of a concrete barrier wall along the South Africa/Mozambique border to curb the theft of motor vehicles and the movement of illicit goods, after years of delays. In late 2020, the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Roads and Transport, working and financing in conjunctionContinue Reading
Metso’s intelligent crushing and screening offering is expanding with a new software application called Metso Remote IC The new Metso Remote IC is used for remote control and monitoring of the crushing and screening process, and it connects wirelessly all the Lokotrack crushers and screens at the site. With the MetsoContinue Reading
Water scarcity poses a significant challenge to sustainable development and the well-being of people across the Africa and with factors such as a burgeoning population, changing climate patterns, infrastructural gaps, and uneven distribution of resources, the continent is grappling with the tangible consequences of restricted access to clean and safeContinue Reading
