March 05
Liberia: HPX Demand for New Rail Operator
New Republic
President Joseph Boakai's recent approval of a rail agreement that appears to favor High Power Exploration (HPX) and Guinea's Nimba project over ArcelorMittal's longstanding… Read more »
March 04
Nigeria: How Nigeria Plans to End Illegal Mining - Minister
Premium Times
The minister revealed that the project's benefits are numerous, including combating unregulated mining activities, unlicensed mining operators, and underreporting of production at… Read more »
Nigeria: Govt Okay N2.5bn Satellite Surveillance to Curb Illegal Mining
Daily Trust
The quest by the federal government to control gold deposits in the country is being constrained by political, social and cultural sensitivities, the Minister of Solid Minerals… Read more »
March 03
Liberia: Mining - Bea Mountain Rehabilitates Over 60 Handpumps in Gola Konneh, Grand Cape Mount County
New Republic
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Egypt: Egypt Launches Major Bidding in Oil, Gas Sector
Egypt Online
The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced Monday the launch of new investment opportunities to enhance crude oil and natural gas production. Read more »
Kenya: 5 Women Dead in Siaya Gold Mine Collapse, 1 Missing
Capital FM
Five female artisanal gold miners died on Monday evening after a mining shaft collapsed at Lumba gold mine in North Ramba, Rarieda, Siaya County. Read more »
Liberia: Robert Friedland to Meet With President Boakai
Liberian Observer
Mr. Robert M. Friedland, Founder and Executive Co-Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines, and Founder of I-Pulse, the majority shareholder in Ivanhoe Atlantic (formerly High Power… Read more »
February 28
Namibia: Swakop Uranium Employees Enticed to Invest Through Voluntary Pay Deductions
Namibia Economist
NAMITVEST Investment Holdings and Swakop Uranium signed a payroll deduction agreement on Thursday 27 February in Swakopmund for employees to invest in NAMITVEST, an instrument… Read more »
February 27
Nigeria: Ogoni Women Reject Planned Resumption of Oil Extraction in Ogoniland
Premium Times
President Bola Tinubu recently met with Ogoni leaders to discuss the recommencement of oil operations, which had been suspended since 1993 due to widespread unrest caused by… Read more »
Nigeria: Plateau Gives Reasons for Suspending Mining Activities
This Day
The Plateau State Government has said its decision to suspend all mining activities is to ensure the safety of lives and property of its citizens. Read more »
Africa: AfCFTA and Critical Minerals At Geopolitical Crossroads [opinion]
Premium Times
The world is rushing to secure Africa's critical minerals, will Africa negotiate from a position of strength, or will it once again be a spectator in its own story? The choice is… Read more »
Ghana: Do Well to Win Galamsey Fight! [editorial]
Ghanaian Times
DURING his campaign last year for the country's presidency, Mr John Dramani Mahama promised to fight illegal mining, otherwise known as galamsey, in the country. Read more »
Zimbabwe: Zimplats Faces Challenges As Half-Year Production Dips Amid Operational Disruptions
New Zimbabwe
Impala Platinum's Zimbabwean unit, Zimplats was affected by power supply interruptions and poor availability of trackless machinery during the half-year period to December 2024,… Read more »
Ghana: At Confab On Proper Small Scale Mining - Mining Must Not Be Destructive! ...Veep Asserts
Ghanaian Times
The Vice President, Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, says there is pressing need for collective action to curb illegal mining in the country. Read more »
February 26
Botswana: Industry Hails Overdue Botswana-De Beers Diamond Deal
VOA
Experts have welcomed the signing of a long-delayed rough diamond sales agreement between Botswana and South African mining giant De Beers. Representatives of the Botswana… Read more »
Zimbabwe: Life-Changing Quarry Mining Shatters Lives in Zimbabwe
IPS
On Christmas Day in 2022, 27-year-old Thabani Dlodlo's eight-year-old son drowned in a flooded pit dug up by quarry miners in the vicinity of Pumula North, a high-density suburb in… Read more »
February 25
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC to Suspend Cobalt Exports for 4 Months
Independent (Kampala)
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has announced a four-month suspension of cobalt exports to regulate supply amid concerns of overproduction in the global market,… Read more »
South Africa: Ex SA Miners Get P18.4 Million
The Patriot
Botswana Labour Migrants Workers Association (BOLAMA) give Tshiamiso Trust a pat in the back for speeding up the compensation of Ex-South African mine workers who were exposed to… Read more »
Kenya: Kenyans Support Cross-Border Mobility for East Africans, but Want Fewer Immigrants
Afrobarometer
One in three citizens say they have considered emigration. Read more »
South Africa: Operation Vala Umgodi Netted 14 Foreign Nationals With Ammunition and Mining Equipment [press release]
SAPS
Operation Vala Umgoli continues to yield positive results and this time around, members received information which led them to the arrest of 14 suspects, aged between 24 and 40 at… Read more »
February 24
Kenya: Three Miners Killed After Gold Shaft Collapses in Siaya
Capital FM
Three artisanal miners died in a gold mine Sunday evening in Gem, Rera village, Siaya County. Read more »
February 23
Mali: Mining Mali - How Policy Changes Are Reshaping the Sector [interview]
The Conversation Africa
As Mali's mining sector faces growing tensions -- highlighted by the recent seizure of gold stocks from the Canadian company Barrick by the military government -- questions about… Read more »
February 21
Africa: Zambia - Who Will Benefit From the Global Copper Rush? [analysis]
African Arguments
Zambia is wooing international investors to develop its copper resources but communities dependent on illegal mining want a better deal. Read more »
South Africa: Cabinet Commends Police Efforts to Combat Illegal Mining
SAnews.gov.za
Cabinet has commended the South African Police Service efforts to combat illegal mining through Operation Vala Umgodi, which has resulted in over 18 000 arrests since December… Read more »
Liberia: What's in Arcelormittal Amended MDA for Liberia? Leaked Draft Unveils Economic Outlook
FrontPageAfrica
Liberia, a country rich in natural resources but scarred by years of conflict, is standing at the threshold of a new economic chapter. With an amended Mineral Development Agreement… Read more »
