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#MiningIndaba: The value of synergy between Africa's mining and automotive sectors

#MiningIndaba: The value of synergy between Africa's mining and automotive sectors

By Lindsey Schutters 3 Feb 2025

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe classifies coal as critical mineral

#MiningIndaba: Mantashe classifies coal as critical mineral

By Lindsey Schutters 3 Feb 2025

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Tharisa acquires Karo platinum project in Zimbabwe

Tharisa acquires Karo platinum project in Zimbabwe

Helen Reid 31 Mar 2022

Zambia to cap number of mining licences issued to single firms

Zambia to cap number of mining licences issued to single firms

Chris Mfula 28 Mar 2022

Ghana mining fund to invest $60m in 2022 expansion drive

Ghana mining fund to invest $60m in 2022 expansion drive

Christian Akorlie and Cooper Inveen 3 Mar 2022

De Beers returns diamond sights to Gaborone as travel opens up

De Beers returns diamond sights to Gaborone as travel opens up

25 Feb 2022

New Rio Tinto chair to weigh CEO's future amid toxic culture crisis - sources

New Rio Tinto chair to weigh CEO's future amid toxic culture crisis - sources

Clara Denina and Helen Reid 14 Feb 2022

Why SEZs will play a major role in Africa's mining industry future

Why SEZs will play a major role in Africa's mining industry future

Thibault Serlet 31 Jan 2022

Source: ©Glencore Coal in wash plant

Cerrejón joint venture sale completed

12 Jan 2022

Source: ©Kabanga Nickel Kabanga Nickel framework signing ceremony, Bukoba, Tanzania. Chris Showalter (CEO) and Chris von Christierson (vice-chairman),19 January 2021

BHP invests $40m into Kabanga Nickel in Tanzania

10 Jan 2022

WEC Projects to use natural processes at Botswana mine sewage treatment facility

WEC Projects to use natural processes at Botswana mine sewage treatment facility

30 Dec 2021

Image source: © alicenerr –

Rescuers work to retrieve bodies at collapsed Sudanese gold mine

29 Dec 2021

Image source: Mike from

China's Huayou buys lithium mine in Zimbabwe for $422m

MacDonald Dzirutwe and Tom Daly 23 Dec 2021

De Beers extends Botswana sales deal as it negotiates new contract

De Beers extends Botswana sales deal as it negotiates new contract

Brian Benza and Sinchita Mitra 17 Dec 2021

Petra Diamonds to grant Tanzania 16% free carried interest in Williamson mine

Petra Diamonds to grant Tanzania 16% free carried interest in Williamson mine

Nuzulack Dausen 13 Dec 2021

New report: WGC members contributed billions to local economies in 2020

New report: WGC members contributed billions to local economies in 2020

30 Nov 2021

IWiM releases inaugural report detailing achievements, societal impact

IWiM releases inaugural report detailing achievements, societal impact

22 Nov 2021

Congo president demands audit of mining registry to fight fraud

Congo president demands audit of mining registry to fight fraud

Stanis Bujakera 22 Nov 2021

Russia's Nornickel resolves dispute with Botswana, gets compensation

Russia's Nornickel resolves dispute with Botswana, gets compensation

Polina Devitt 18 Nov 2021

Egypt's Sawiris looks to battery metals, awaits nod on gold concessions

Egypt's Sawiris looks to battery metals, awaits nod on gold concessions

Yousef Saba 12 Nov 2021

Congo lawmakers tell Barrick to secure mine perimeter after deadly protest

Congo lawmakers tell Barrick to secure mine perimeter after deadly protest

Hereward Holland 11 Nov 2021

Work set to start on Botswana coal mine in 2022 despite pressure

Work set to start on Botswana coal mine in 2022 despite pressure

Brian Benza 8 Nov 2021

Source: ©Olga Yastremska

Namdeb extends life of mine to 2042

15 Oct 2021

Source: © AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi Gold Mine

Obuasi underground ore mining resumes

30 Sep 2021

Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

Edward Thomas Jones, Danial Hemmings, Simon Middleburgh 27 Sep 2021

Source: ©Solovyov Andriy

ArcelorMittal invests $800m in Liberia

13 Sep 2021

Source: ©jarous

Gold miners commit to climate risk reporting

10 Sep 2021

Source: ©lotsotock

Investing in African Mining Indaba date change

8 Sep 2021

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

6 Sep 2021

Source: Catoca Mining Company

Waste from Angola's Catoca diamond mine leaked into waterways last month

25 Aug 2021

Source: ©Phawat Khommai

UK gold miner Centamin seeks buyer for W African project

Shanima A 6 Aug 2021

A coal beacon hill mine in Tete. Joshua Kirshner, Author provided

Mozambique's fossil fuel drive is entrenching poverty and conflict

Joshua Kirshner, Daniela Salite & Matthew Cotton 3 Aug 2021

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Tharisa acquires Karo platinum project in Zimbabwe

Energy & MiningTharisa acquires Karo platinum project in Zimbabwe

Helen Reid 31 Mar 2022

Zambia to cap number of mining licences issued to single firms

Energy & MiningZambia to cap number of mining licences issued to single firms

Chris Mfula 28 Mar 2022

Ghana mining fund to invest $60m in 2022 expansion drive

Energy & MiningGhana mining fund to invest $60m in 2022 expansion drive

Christian Akorlie and Cooper Inveen 3 Mar 2022

De Beers returns diamond sights to Gaborone as travel opens up

Energy & MiningDe Beers returns diamond sights to Gaborone as travel opens up

25 Feb 2022

New Rio Tinto chair to weigh CEO's future amid toxic culture crisis - sources

Energy & MiningNew Rio Tinto chair to weigh CEO's future amid toxic culture crisis - sources

Clara Denina and Helen Reid 14 Feb 2022

Why SEZs will play a major role in Africa's mining industry future

Energy & MiningWhy SEZs will play a major role in Africa's mining industry future

Thibault Serlet 31 Jan 2022

Source: ©Glencore Coal in wash plant

Energy & MiningCerrejón joint venture sale completed

12 Jan 2022

Source: ©Kabanga Nickel Kabanga Nickel framework signing ceremony, Bukoba, Tanzania. Chris Showalter (CEO) and Chris von Christierson (vice-chairman),19 January 2021

Energy & MiningBHP invests $40m into Kabanga Nickel in Tanzania

10 Jan 2022

WEC Projects to use natural processes at Botswana mine sewage treatment facility

Energy & MiningWEC Projects to use natural processes at Botswana mine sewage treatment facility

30 Dec 2021

Image source: © alicenerr –

Energy & MiningRescuers work to retrieve bodies at collapsed Sudanese gold mine

29 Dec 2021

Image source: Mike from

Energy & MiningChina's Huayou buys lithium mine in Zimbabwe for $422m

MacDonald Dzirutwe and Tom Daly 23 Dec 2021

De Beers extends Botswana sales deal as it negotiates new contract

Energy & MiningDe Beers extends Botswana sales deal as it negotiates new contract

Brian Benza and Sinchita Mitra 17 Dec 2021

Petra Diamonds to grant Tanzania 16% free carried interest in Williamson mine

Energy & MiningPetra Diamonds to grant Tanzania 16% free carried interest in Williamson mine

Nuzulack Dausen 13 Dec 2021

New report: WGC members contributed billions to local economies in 2020

Energy & MiningNew report: WGC members contributed billions to local economies in 2020

30 Nov 2021

IWiM releases inaugural report detailing achievements, societal impact

Energy & MiningIWiM releases inaugural report detailing achievements, societal impact

22 Nov 2021

Congo president demands audit of mining registry to fight fraud

Energy & MiningCongo president demands audit of mining registry to fight fraud

Stanis Bujakera 22 Nov 2021

Russia's Nornickel resolves dispute with Botswana, gets compensation

Energy & MiningRussia's Nornickel resolves dispute with Botswana, gets compensation

Polina Devitt 18 Nov 2021

Egypt's Sawiris looks to battery metals, awaits nod on gold concessions

Energy & MiningEgypt's Sawiris looks to battery metals, awaits nod on gold concessions

Yousef Saba 12 Nov 2021

Congo lawmakers tell Barrick to secure mine perimeter after deadly protest

Energy & MiningCongo lawmakers tell Barrick to secure mine perimeter after deadly protest

Hereward Holland 11 Nov 2021

Work set to start on Botswana coal mine in 2022 despite pressure

Energy & MiningWork set to start on Botswana coal mine in 2022 despite pressure

Brian Benza 8 Nov 2021

Source: ©Olga Yastremska

Energy & MiningNamdeb extends life of mine to 2042

15 Oct 2021

Source: © AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi Gold Mine

Energy & MiningObuasi underground ore mining resumes

30 Sep 2021

Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

Energy & MiningUranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

Edward Thomas Jones, Danial Hemmings, Simon Middleburgh 27 Sep 2021

Source: ©Solovyov Andriy

Energy & MiningArcelorMittal invests $800m in Liberia

13 Sep 2021

Source: ©jarous

Energy & MiningGold miners commit to climate risk reporting

10 Sep 2021

Source: ©lotsotock

Energy & MiningInvesting in African Mining Indaba date change

8 Sep 2021

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

ESG & SustainabilityNGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

6 Sep 2021

Source: Catoca Mining Company

Energy & MiningWaste from Angola's Catoca diamond mine leaked into waterways last month

25 Aug 2021

Source: ©Phawat Khommai

Energy & MiningUK gold miner Centamin seeks buyer for W African project

Shanima A 6 Aug 2021

A coal beacon hill mine in Tete. Joshua Kirshner, Author provided

Energy & MiningMozambique's fossil fuel drive is entrenching poverty and conflict

Joshua Kirshner, Daniela Salite & Matthew Cotton 3 Aug 2021

Zimbabwe finance minister Mthuli Ncube arrives to present the 2020 National Budget at Parliament Building in Harare, Zimbabwe, 14 November, 2019. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo

Energy & MiningZimbabwe sells gold refinery stake for $49m

30 Jul 2021

A worker drives a vehicle at Zimplats' Ngwarati Mine in Mhondoro-Ngezi, file. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo

Energy & MiningImplats Zimbabwe unit plans 185MW solar power plants

27 Jul 2021

Artisanal miners work at the Tilwizembe, a former industrial copper-cobalt mine, outside of Kolwezi, the capital city of Lualaba Province in the south of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, 11 June, 2016. Reuters/Kenny Katombe

Energy & MiningCongo's cobalt monopoly to set price floor for artisanal miners

16 Jul 2021

A woman walks over pipelines crisscrossing Ogoniland in Rivers State, Nigeria 18 September, 2020. Reuters/Afolabi Sotunde//File Photo

Energy & MiningFactbox: Nigeria's oil overhaul faces last battles over fuel, northern drilling

15 Jul 2021

Source: ©Peter Titmuss

Energy & MiningBotswana begins first iron ore mining project

14 Jul 2021

Artisanal miners work at a cobalt mine-pit in Tulwizembe, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of Congo, 25 November, 2015. Reuters/Kenny Katombe/File Photo

Energy & MiningCongo likely to start artisanal cobalt buying

Pratima Desai & Helen Reid 13 Jul 2021

Sandfire's T3 Motheo Mine. Source: Sandfire

Energy & MiningAustralia's Sandfire gets go-ahead to build Botswana copper mine

8 Jul 2021

A Zimbabwean miner works underground at Metallon Gold mine in Shamva, about 80 km north of the capital Harare, June 14, 2011. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Energy & MiningZimbabwe to allow miners to export portion of their gold

29 Jun 2021

Source: Getty/Gallo

Energy & MiningHow mining survived the pandemic

Yaa Agyare-Dwomoh 23 Jun 2021

Energy & MiningGlencore says to restart Congo's Mutanda mine towards end of 2021

Hereward Holland 22 Jun 2021