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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

Gold is key to the economic survival of millions of Ghanaians. Knut-Erik Helle/Flickr, CC BY-NC

Ghana needs to rethink its small scale mining strategy. Here's how

Richard Kwaku Kumah 16 Apr 2021

Rescuers work in Kamituga, South Kivu, at the entrance of one of the mines which collapsed following torrential rains trapping dozens of artisanal miners in September 2020. Photo by Stringer/AFP via Getty Images

How large miners and states stifle local capital and innovation in DR Congo

Ben Radley & Sara Geenen 13 Apr 2021

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Botswana must curb diamond reliance: president

Matthew Larotonda 15 Feb 2021

Mopani Copper Mine. Image: ZCCM

Glencore sells Mopani stake to ZCCM

19 Jan 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

14 Dec 2020

A creuseur or digger, descends into a tunnel at the mine in Kawama, Democratic Republic of Congo. Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images

As cobalt demand booms, companies must do more to protect Congolese miners

Dorothee Baumann-Pauly & Serra Cremer Iyi 26 Nov 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Getting real about virtual events

Getting real about virtual events

Bizcommunity.com 9 Oct 2020

Illicit gold thrives in DRC

18 Sep 2020

Zuneid Yousuf, chairman, African Green Resources.

Why the mining sector is vital to green industry

Zuneid Yousuf 17 Sep 2020

Kibali Mine is fully automated. Image: Barrick Gold Corporation

Covid is forcing the mining sector to adopt technology

23 Jun 2020

Ivanhoe's Kamoa-Kakula Mine in DRC

Commodities, power and capacity building

22 Jun 2020

Barrick's Kibali mine

Miners bump heads over DRC mining code

19 Jun 2020

Kenyan miners have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic Recep Canik/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Covid-19 is underscoring the vulnerable lives of Kenya's artisanal gemstone miners

Judy N Muthuri 18 Jun 2020

Going underground in Camarines Norte province, Philippines. EPA

Meet the struggling gold miners who are missing out on boom in the precious metal

Sara Geenen & Boris Verbrugge 27 May 2020

Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project

Mining in a post-Covid DRC will be "survival of the fittest"

22 May 2020

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

Bizcommunity.com 6 Apr 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

How to address security threats to the mining industry

JP Casey 21 Feb 2020

Cathleen Cox, John Welborn, David Awram, Peter Ruxton

#MiningIndaba2020: Gold(en) opportunities in West Africa

Nicci Botha 6 Feb 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

China's investment in Africa's mineral resources

20 Jan 2020

Obuasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana has a long history with mining companies. Wikimedia Commons

Ghana's mining communities are still not getting their just dues

Päivi Lujala 9 Jan 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2019: Energy & Mining

17 Dec 2019

Smart mining is the key to competitiveness

Eric Croeser 9 Dec 2019

Image: Jan-Joseph Stok/Terre des Hommes

Children labour rife in Madagascar mica mining sector

19 Nov 2019

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

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Gold is key to the economic survival of millions of Ghanaians. Knut-Erik Helle/Flickr, CC BY-NC

Ghana needs to rethink its small scale mining strategy. Here's how

Richard Kwaku Kumah 16 Apr 2021

Rescuers work in Kamituga, South Kivu, at the entrance of one of the mines which collapsed following torrential rains trapping dozens of artisanal miners in September 2020. Photo by Stringer/AFP via Getty Images

How large miners and states stifle local capital and innovation in DR Congo

Ben Radley & Sara Geenen 13 Apr 2021

[[www.123rf.com 123rf.com

Botswana must curb diamond reliance: president

Matthew Larotonda 15 Feb 2021

Mopani Copper Mine. Image: ZCCM

Glencore sells Mopani stake to ZCCM

19 Jan 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

14 Dec 2020

A creuseur or digger, descends into a tunnel at the mine in Kawama, Democratic Republic of Congo. Michael Robinson Chavez/The Washington Post via Getty Images

As cobalt demand booms, companies must do more to protect Congolese miners

Dorothee Baumann-Pauly & Serra Cremer Iyi 26 Nov 2020

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity and NSP Consultants congratulate BizListing winners!

Bizcommunity.com 26 Oct 2020

Getting real about virtual events

Getting real about virtual events

Bizcommunity.com 9 Oct 2020

Illicit gold thrives in DRC

18 Sep 2020

Zuneid Yousuf, chairman, African Green Resources.

Why the mining sector is vital to green industry

Zuneid Yousuf 17 Sep 2020

Kibali Mine is fully automated. Image: Barrick Gold Corporation

Covid is forcing the mining sector to adopt technology

23 Jun 2020

Ivanhoe's Kamoa-Kakula Mine in DRC

Commodities, power and capacity building

22 Jun 2020

Barrick's Kibali mine

Miners bump heads over DRC mining code

19 Jun 2020

Kenyan miners have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic Recep Canik/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Covid-19 is underscoring the vulnerable lives of Kenya's artisanal gemstone miners

Judy N Muthuri 18 Jun 2020

Going underground in Camarines Norte province, Philippines. EPA

Meet the struggling gold miners who are missing out on boom in the precious metal

Sara Geenen & Boris Verbrugge 27 May 2020

Kamoa-Kakula Copper Project

Mining in a post-Covid DRC will be "survival of the fittest"

22 May 2020

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

Bizcommunity.com 6 Apr 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

How to address security threats to the mining industry

JP Casey 21 Feb 2020

Cathleen Cox, John Welborn, David Awram, Peter Ruxton

#MiningIndaba2020: Gold(en) opportunities in West Africa

Nicci Botha 6 Feb 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

China's investment in Africa's mineral resources

20 Jan 2020

Obuasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana has a long history with mining companies. Wikimedia Commons

Ghana's mining communities are still not getting their just dues

Päivi Lujala 9 Jan 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2019: Energy & Mining

17 Dec 2019

Smart mining is the key to competitiveness

Eric Croeser 9 Dec 2019

Image: Jan-Joseph Stok/Terre des Hommes

Children labour rife in Madagascar mica mining sector

19 Nov 2019

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

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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

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