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Rio chiefs lose millions over aboriginal site blast

Rio Tinto’s (ASX, LON, NYSE: RIO) top bosses will pay millions of dollars for the destruction of two ancient caves in Australia as the group has decided to cut short-term bonuses of some senior executives following an internal review. Chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques will lose

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Vere joins a Lesotho diamond mine as Head of operations

Engineer Tirivashe Eddington Vere has now taken the position of Head of Mining Operations for Firestone Diamond Pvt Ltd (Liqhobong Mine) which is one of Lesotho’s largest diamond producers by volume. The Lesotho-based company headhunted the Mining Executive and the

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RAMAPHOSA OPENS MINING INDABA WITH CALL FOR COLLABORATION

Investing in African Mining Indaba 2024 opened yesterday in Cape Town with a record 11,000 registered delegates from 126 countries, and 8,000 delegates attending on the first day. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa delivered a keynote address at the opening

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Mining Indaba 2024 explores the just energy transition and asks– What does it mean to be just?

The global energy transition is driving huge growth in the demand for critical minerals, which are found in abundance on the African continent. Mining Indaba’s Sustainability Series will ask what it means to be just in a panel session discussion

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Musician accused of Conspiracy to rob Mining Veteran

Musician Energy Chizanga popularly known as Freeman accused of  “Conspiracy to Commit Robbery” of mining veteran, Paul Chimbodza, was picked Tuesday for questioning by Harare CID Homicide section in connection with the alleged crime which took place on 25 November

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Geology and National Mining Museum, Uncovering loss, emergence and continuity

As opposed to the Natural History Museum in Bulawayo, The National Mining Museum seem not to be a rich repository of Zimbabwe’s mining heritage.  The National Mining Museum is located at Globe and Phoenix mine which happened to be the

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First Quantum chairman Philip Pascall passes away

First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM) has announced the passing of chairman and co-founder Philip Pascall, who died peacefully at his home in Perth, Western Australia, on Tuesday. “Whilst this is an enormous loss for all of us at First Quantum,

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Iron ore profits to drop by a third

Rio Tinto, the world’s biggest iron ore producer, is set to report its lowest half-year earnings and dividend in three years this week. The company is attributing the decline to a 15% fall in received iron ore prices over the

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Global miners chase critical minerals deals

Miners are using their strong balance sheets to reposition for long-term growth, particularly in critical minerals, which accounted for two-thirds of last year’s M&A deals, while gold deals were down 50% as precious metals’ dominance of M&A ended. That is

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Leading the global charge towards gender equality in the African mining industry

Top women in the mining industry will be at the forefront of the speaker list and discussions at the upcoming Investing in African Mining Indaba. The 2023 programme will see an exciting line-up of over 50 female speakers from around

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