The Federal Government has pledged full support for a $ 400 million Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) plan to build Africa’s largest rare earth and critical minerals plant in Nasarawa State, potentially ...

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 ...

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 ...

Illegal small-scale gold mining, or "galamsey," is devastating Ghana's environment and harming its people. Government efforts to end it fall short and the issue is widespread in Africa. Millions ...

Africa's mining sector is witnessing a surge in legal disputes in the Sahel and Central Africa, as mining companies face increasing scrutiny in the countries in which they operate. The disputes ...

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 ...

Taking place at the Expo Centre in Nasrec, Johannesburg, from 2-6 September, this year’s Electra Mining Africa was the biggest show in its history with 950 exhibitors occupying over 40,000m² ...

Rich gold reserves in these West African nations have long attracted investment; however, the sector’s development has been hobbled by ongoing political instability and illegal mining activities ...

Exxaro Resources Ltd., one of South Africa’s biggest coal producers, wants to become a major player in the country’s manganese mining industry. After losing out on a copper mine in Botswana ...

Nearly 180,000 gorillas, chimpanzees and bonobos face potential fallout from current and future mining projects for these transition metals, particularly in West Africa. Direct and indirect ...