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Glencore has finally reached closure on the DRC criminal case

Glencore closes DRC criminal investigations

Claimants in the Kabwe lead poisoning case will be escalating the ongoing dispute with Anglo American to the SCA

Claimant lawyers accuse Anglo of ‘shocking indifference’ to Kabwe case

By Lindsey Schutters 23 Apr 2024

Source: Aleksandar Pasaric/Pexels

Anglo maintains innocence as Kabwe claimants given leave to appeal

By Lindsey Schutters 22 Apr 2024

Illicit mining is carried out on lands sold by traditional rulers. Wikimedia Commons

Ghana's traditional and state powers must collaborate to halt illegal mining

James Boafo 13 Nov 2019

Image: The Mandela Initiative

Creativity is key to good mining stakeholder communication

25 Oct 2019

Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Equatorial Guinea's minister of mines and hydrocarbons and Sergey Gorkov, director general and chairman of the board of Rosge

Equatorial Guinea signs exploration MoU with Rosgeo

23 Oct 2019

Sherif Andrawes, BDO’s global head of natural resources

What's going to shake up the mining industry by 2030?

23 Oct 2019

Minerals and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe

Saving Eskom: Govt talks to coal and renewables about lowering prices

4 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Lifting the lid on Ghana's illegal small-scale mining problem

Gabriel Botchwey & Gordon Crawford 26 Sep 2019

Mines need to step up on sustainability

Mines need to step up on sustainability

12 Sep 2019

Robert Lucian Crusitu/Shutterstock

Fossil fuel extraction could be contributing to climate change by heating Earth from within

Rizwan Nawaz & Adel Sharif 23 Aug 2019

Ghana's pact with China to explore bauxite threatens a unique forest

Ghana's pact with China to explore bauxite threatens a unique forest

Alfred Oteng-Yeboah 22 Aug 2019

An artisanal mine. Fairphone/Flickr

The way that minerals are mined affects conflict in eastern Congo

Marijke Verpoorten, Nik Stroop & Peter van der Windt 30 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

The coal plant would be about 20km from Lamu town - a Unesco world heritage site. Shutterstock/Jen Watson

Court stops construction of Kenya's coal power plant. Here's why

Moina Spooner 1 Jul 2019

Kamoto Copper Company. Photo: Wikipedia

Illegal miners die in DRC mine collapse

28 Jun 2019

Okavango Blue diamond

Diamonds add sparkle to the Botswana economy

25 Jun 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zambian President Edgar Lungu meet on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in 2018. EPA-EFE/Alexei NikolskySputnik/Kremlin Pool

Russia in Africa: can it offer an alternative to the US and China?

János Besenyo 3 Jun 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Regulatory change and safeguarding against corruption in the Australian mining industry

Scott Harris 30 May 2019

Otto Shikongo, CEO of Debmarine Namibia

What SA can learn about offshore mining from Namibia

Otto Shikongo 30 May 2019

Konkola copper mine. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Zambia threatens to liquidate Vedanta's Konkola Copper Mines

22 May 2019

Debmarine's last new build diamond recovery vessel, SS Nujoma

New diamond recovery vessel on the cards for Debmarine Namibia

16 May 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Gold mining reduces infant mortality rate

3 May 2019

Botswana's largest diamond find

Botswana's largest diamond find

26 Apr 2019

Demonstration for conflict-free products. Enough Project/Flickr

Why responsible sourcing of DRC minerals has major weak spots

Peer Schouten 23 Apr 2019

20-carat Okavango Blue diamond unveiled

20-carat Okavango Blue diamond unveiled

18 Apr 2019

Copper was part of the deal between the DRC and the Chinese company Sicomines. Shutterstock

The DRC and China's Sicomines: why future deals should be different

Andoni Maiza Larrarte & Gloria Claudio-Quiroga 3 Apr 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Canada shows interest in mining investment

1 Apr 2019

Debswana extends life of Jwaneng Mine

Debswana extends life of Jwaneng Mine

22 Mar 2019

The beneficiation of diamonds has brought great benefits to Botswana. Shutterstock

Beneficiation is touted as a silver bullet. Why it might not be

Wouter Bam & Karolien De Bruyne 14 Mar 2019

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube

Zim to relax mine ownership rules

11 Mar 2019

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Illicit mining is carried out on lands sold by traditional rulers. Wikimedia Commons

Ghana's traditional and state powers must collaborate to halt illegal mining

James Boafo 13 Nov 2019

Image: The Mandela Initiative

Creativity is key to good mining stakeholder communication

25 Oct 2019

Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima, Equatorial Guinea's minister of mines and hydrocarbons and Sergey Gorkov, director general and chairman of the board of Rosge

Equatorial Guinea signs exploration MoU with Rosgeo

23 Oct 2019

Sherif Andrawes, BDO’s global head of natural resources

What's going to shake up the mining industry by 2030?

23 Oct 2019

Minerals and Energy Minister, Gwede Mantashe

Saving Eskom: Govt talks to coal and renewables about lowering prices

4 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Top ratings for Biz Rate Card 2019

Bizcommunity.com 27 Sep 2019

Lifting the lid on Ghana's illegal small-scale mining problem

Gabriel Botchwey & Gordon Crawford 26 Sep 2019

Mines need to step up on sustainability

Mines need to step up on sustainability

12 Sep 2019

Robert Lucian Crusitu/Shutterstock

Fossil fuel extraction could be contributing to climate change by heating Earth from within

Rizwan Nawaz & Adel Sharif 23 Aug 2019

Ghana's pact with China to explore bauxite threatens a unique forest

Ghana's pact with China to explore bauxite threatens a unique forest

Alfred Oteng-Yeboah 22 Aug 2019

An artisanal mine. Fairphone/Flickr

The way that minerals are mined affects conflict in eastern Congo

Marijke Verpoorten, Nik Stroop & Peter van der Windt 30 Jul 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

The coal plant would be about 20km from Lamu town - a Unesco world heritage site. Shutterstock/Jen Watson

Court stops construction of Kenya's coal power plant. Here's why

Moina Spooner 1 Jul 2019

Kamoto Copper Company. Photo: Wikipedia

Illegal miners die in DRC mine collapse

28 Jun 2019

Okavango Blue diamond

Diamonds add sparkle to the Botswana economy

25 Jun 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zambian President Edgar Lungu meet on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in 2018. EPA-EFE/Alexei NikolskySputnik/Kremlin Pool

Russia in Africa: can it offer an alternative to the US and China?

János Besenyo 3 Jun 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Regulatory change and safeguarding against corruption in the Australian mining industry

Scott Harris 30 May 2019

Otto Shikongo, CEO of Debmarine Namibia

What SA can learn about offshore mining from Namibia

Otto Shikongo 30 May 2019

Konkola copper mine. Image: Wikimedia Commons

Zambia threatens to liquidate Vedanta's Konkola Copper Mines

22 May 2019

Debmarine's last new build diamond recovery vessel, SS Nujoma

New diamond recovery vessel on the cards for Debmarine Namibia

16 May 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Gold mining reduces infant mortality rate

3 May 2019

Botswana's largest diamond find

Botswana's largest diamond find

26 Apr 2019

Demonstration for conflict-free products. Enough Project/Flickr

Why responsible sourcing of DRC minerals has major weak spots

Peer Schouten 23 Apr 2019

20-carat Okavango Blue diamond unveiled

20-carat Okavango Blue diamond unveiled

18 Apr 2019

Copper was part of the deal between the DRC and the Chinese company Sicomines. Shutterstock

The DRC and China's Sicomines: why future deals should be different

Andoni Maiza Larrarte & Gloria Claudio-Quiroga 3 Apr 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Canada shows interest in mining investment

1 Apr 2019

Debswana extends life of Jwaneng Mine

Debswana extends life of Jwaneng Mine

22 Mar 2019

The beneficiation of diamonds has brought great benefits to Botswana. Shutterstock

Beneficiation is touted as a silver bullet. Why it might not be

Wouter Bam & Karolien De Bruyne 14 Mar 2019

Finance Minister Mthuli Ncube

Zim to relax mine ownership rules

11 Mar 2019

Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima

Equatorial Guinea joins extractive industry transparency initiative

21 Feb 2019

Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo

#MiningIndaba2019: It's time to make Africa prosperous

Nicci Botha 7 Feb 2019

John Wellborn, managing director and CEO of Resolute Mining

#MiningIndaba2019: World's first fully automated mine

Nicci Botha 7 Feb 2019

Roger Baxter, CEO: Minerals Council

#MiningIndaba2019: Making mining matter?

Nicci Botha 5 Feb 2019

Photo: Voltalia

Renewables cut costs at remote mines

1 Feb 2019

Anglo American releases its Q4 2018 production report

24 Jan 2019

Photo: Independent.ng

Learnings from the Nigerian oil & gas marginal fields experience

14 Jan 2019

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Corporate content should be part of your DNA

Bizcommunity.com 24 Oct 2018

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity Recruitment in Africa Focus

Bizcommunity.com 23 Oct 2018

Bauxite mining boom in Guinea threatens locals

Bauxite mining boom in Guinea threatens locals

17 Oct 2018

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