South African rand slips ahead of local data, focus on budget talks
South Africa's rand extended its losses early on Thursday before manufacturing and mining data releases, a day after the national budget was tabled before lawmakers and met with resistance. At 0710 ...
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SQM expands into Africa with Namibian lithium deal
Chile’s SQM (NYSE: SQM), the world’s second largest lithium producer, has received approval from Namibian regulators to proceed with a earn-in agreement with South Africa-based Andrada Mining ...
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African Mining Week 2025 to Highlight Africa’s Gold Market
The upcoming African Mining Week (AMW) - Africa’s premier event for the mining industry - will showcase high-potential gold projects, investment opportunities and emerging exploration basins within ...
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Despite reforms, mining for EV metals in Congo exacts steep cost on workers
visiting industrial and artisanal mines in the country’s three largest cobalt mining towns. Houreld is The Washington Post’s East Africa bureau chief, based in Nairobi, with responsibilities ...
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In scramble for EV metals, health threat to workers often goes unaddressed
June 8 at 9:11 a.m. Correspondent Rachel Chason and photographer Ilan Godfrey logged more than 1,200 miles driving across South Africa, from remote mining towns in the Kalahari Desert to ...
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The International Commodity Summit 2025 set to drive M&As in Africa's mining sector
PwC’s annual SA Mine report for 2024 confirms that South Africa’s mining sector was involved in deals that amounted to just over $10-billion in the 12 months to the end of June, dwarfing the 1 ...