Debswana Diamond Company plans to extend the life of Jwaneng Mine to 2035, which is expected to yield an estimated 53-million carats of rough diamonds from 44-million tonnes of treated material, through its Cut-9 project...
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When the Zimbabwean government announced it would relax the indigenisation and economic empowerment regulations in late 2017,it was restricted to the platinum and diamond mining sectors only...
11 Mar 2019
Africa is home to 30% of the world's mineral reserves. The irony is that a continent that is so rich in minerals is home of the world's poorest people...
Nicci Botha 7 Feb 2019
Technology will breathe new life into an old mine when Syama gold mine in south Mali is becomes the first fully-automated mine in the world...
Nicci Botha 7 Feb 2019
In sub-Saharan Africa mining is no longer about the extraction of minerals, it has become the mainstay of mineral producing economies...
Patience Panashe 15 Oct 2018
Manufacturing Indaba 2018 promises to be bigger and more innovative than ever before, providing the broader manufacturing industry with a roadmap and the connections to unlock their growth potential and deliver accelerated GDP growth...
Lauren Hartzenberg 28 May 2018
More than 150 delegates and speakers are expected to attend the inaugural Africa Blue Economy Forum...
30 Apr 2018
Nigeria-based oil and energy conglomerate Aiteo is creating a new paradigm for the oil industry in Africa. The company recently made news for its successful purchase of OML 29, a massive onshore oil block license, which will drastically increase its output...
Boris Dzhingarov, Monetary Library 5 Oct 2017
A delegation of South African companies is currently on a trade and investment mission in Tunisia and Algeria, where they are exploring export markets...
3 Oct 2017
Norilsk Nickel says it intends to institute legal action against the Botswanan government to recover more than $300m pertaining to the sale of two mines...
4 May 2017
Gem Diamonds' poor run of form with mines outside Lesotho continued after it said it had suspended its Ghaghoo mine in Botswana with immediate effect...
20 Feb 2017
Shumba Energy has signed an option to acquire 75% of the Morupule South project from Hodges Resources...
3 Feb 2017
Norilsk Nickel is taking BCL to court to recover the $271,3m related to the sale of a 50% interest in the Nkomati mine
1 Dec 2016
An initiative to heighten access to TB-related services and information among affected mining communities is currently being undertaken by the World Bank...
12 Oct 2016
