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Lack of good projects puts mining boom at risk
After years of suffering, the mining industry is finally somewhat bullish on its own prospects. But senior executives at the Reuters Mining Summit this...
30 countries registered a significant increase in resource nationalism, Zim included
According to global risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft's latest Resource Nationalism Index (RNI) report, a total of 30 countries have registered a significant increase in...
Mali forecasts gold production to drop 3 pct in 2019
Mali's industrial gold production is expected to drop around 3% to 59 tonnes in 2019, down from 60.8 tonnes last year, a mines ministry...
Sheppard appointed new CEO Konkola copper Mines
LUSAKA – Vedanta Resources has appointed Christopher Sheppard as the new chief executive officer for its Zambian unit Konkola Copper Mines Plc (KCM), the...
Amnesty accuses electric vehicles makers of using unethically sourced minerals
Human rights advocate Amnesty International has accused the electric vehicle (EV) industry of selling itself as environmentally friendly while most of the batteries they produce use...
Gunmen kills five miners in Ethiopia
Gunmen in Ethiopia have shot and killed five workers from a mining company in the restive west on Tuesday, residents said, with a TV...
SA court rules extension of wage agreement to AMCU valid and lawful
South Africa's labour court ruled on Wednesday that the extension of a wage agreement to cover all gold unions and non-unionised employees of mining...
Petra Diamonds keeps founder as chairman
South Africa’s Petra Diamonds (LON:PDL) is keeping founder Adonis Pouroulis as chairman, despite some shareholders voting against his renewal at the 2018 annual general meeting.The company,...
Two killed in accident at Glencore’s Zambian mine
Two workers died in an accident at Glencore's Zambian operation Mopani Copper Mines (MCM) on Tuesday, prompting it to suspend production pending investigations, the...
South Africa faces sixth day of blackouts as Eskom stumbles
South Africa’s state-owned power utility will implement controlled blackouts for a sixth straight day to prevent a total collapse of the electricity grid amid...
Alrosa wants controlling stake to mine in Zimbabwe
Russian state-controlled miner Alrosa will assess the quality of Zimbabwe's diamond reserves over the next six months but would only start mining if it...
Tanzania sets measures to curb illegal gold exports
Tanzania has ordered all mineral-producing regions in the East African nation to set up government-controlled trading centres by the end of June, accelerating efforts...
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