At present, a significant portion of the bitcoin mining industry in Africa is dominated by small-scale individual miners, with many of them struggling to expand their operations due to several ...

Tech giant Block has reached an agreement with a Bitcoin mining firm, Core Scientific. Block will supply the mining firm with new and improved 3-nanometer mining application-specific integrated ...

CEMSA chief technical officer John Rudman speaks to Mining Weekly at Electra Mining Africa 2024. The world is built on mining, from the chips in phones to the bricks that make up homes, and for ...

But another region of the world is showing some unnoticed signs of consistent interest in the mining sector. This article explores some data that shows interest from African nations in mining and ...

If there is one industry that can catalyse a fulsome transformation of African nations’ economies, it is mining. This has been said before, and applied too, in the context of envisaging economic ...

Mining is a critical industry in Africa. The continent is endowed with just about every mineral imaginable. The mineral resources in the modern-day Democratic Republic of the Congo alone are mind ...

In 2021, mining contributed about 481 billion rand ($26.4 billion) to South Africa’s GDP – a 36% rise from the previous year – buoyed by strong commodity prices after a year of COVID-19 ...

Three executives of the Australian company Resolute Mining were arrested this month. Mali, a major African gold producer, has been trying to increase its share of mining profits lately. By Ruth ...

As the global race to acquire economically vital minerals unfolds, those working in Africa’s mining sector are calling for the protection of women and children laborers who keep it running.

Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer has showcased the “SEAL04” chip in its technology roadmap for the newly launched Sealminer rig. Set for release in the second quarter of 2025, the SEAL04 chip is ...