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Rebel Attack Claims Lives in Central African Republic Mining Town

Rebel Attack Claims Lives in Central African Republic Mining Town

A group of armed rebels attacked a Chinese-run gold mining town in Central African Republic on Sunday, killing at least four people and injuring others. According to a local government spokesperson, Maxime Balalu, the attack was carried out by the Coalition of Patriots for Change, a rebel group that is reportedly loyal to former President […]

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African Mining Indaba Unlocks Industry Investment Potential

The 2023 African Mining Indaba launched this week in Cape Town, drawing mining sector heavyweights from across the country and the globe. Promoting international collaboration and showcasing Africa’s continued potential in the mining sector, the theme for this year’s event is “Unlocking African Mining Investment: Stability, Security and Supply”. Mining Indaba senior manager for communication […]

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Key Risks And Opportunities In The Minerals Industry

By Charles Young, head of Mining, and Wandisile Mandlana, partner, Bowmans South Africa  Like other economic sectors, the South African mining industry continues to face many headwinds, but it remains resilient. Some of the key challenges facing the industry which are not unique to South Africa include: geopolitical uncertainty; costs; productivity and environmental social governance […]

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Mining Indaba 2023 Places The Spotlight On Energy Management In Mining

By Malvin Naicker, Managing Director, Hitachi Energy, Sub-Saharan Africa The theme of ‘Climate-Smart Mining’ for Investing in African Mining Indaba (Mining Indaba) 2023 from 6 to 9 February 2023 reflects the trend of the world turning to renewable energy to deliver on the promise of a carbon-neutral future. To limit the impacts of global climate […]

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Clear Vision Underground: The Changing Role Of Surveillance In Mining

Over the past 24 months, the conversation around surveillance has changed significantly. Instead of falling purely within the security or facilities side of a business, the ability to take raw video and audio footage, convert it into data and analyse it has become a hot topic across many sectors, including mining. Surveillance has become something […]

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4 Covid-19-Driven Trends Shaping The Future Of Mining

By Yushanta Rungasammy, Partner and Co-Head of Corporate & Commercial and Ildiko Gyarmati, Senior Associate ‌at CMS South Africa The past two years have spelt a tumultuous time for the global mining industry as a result of high levels of disruption and uncertainty introduced by the Covid-19 pandemic. Efforts to overcome these challenges and become […]

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6th edition of SIM Senegal

The North West African’s Leading Mining Event Is Back In Dakar On 2 – 4 November 2021

The 6th edition of SIM Senegal will take place on 02 – 04 November 2021 in Dakar, and is, once again, organised by the Senegalese Ministry of Mines & Geology in association with AME Trade Ltd. Developed under the theme “Promotion and development of Local Content, a lever for the optimization of socio-economic benefits in […]

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Gold & Diamond Jewelry #BehindTheBling

Do you know where your gold and diamond jewelry comes from? How many people consider the human cost of its production? Not many consumers ask these questions, and, shockingly, neither do many of the world’s leading jewelry brands. It’s a trend that Human Rights Watch (HRW) is trying to change with a new social media […]

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Clean Mining Gains Foothold In Mozambique

By Grace Goodrich The mining sector in Mozambique is in the midst of transformation, as it realigns with the clean energy transition by harnessing precious minerals required for the production of electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries In addition to sizable gas reserves found offshore, Mozambique is home to commercially significant deposits of coal, gold, graphite, ilmenite, […]

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The 7th Edition Of MMEC, Mozambique’s Longest Lasting Mines, Energy, Oil And Gas Event

The Joaquim Chissano Conference Centre will host the 7th edition of the biennial event on Mining, Oil, Gas and Energy of Mozambique, which will take place from 21 to 22 April 2021. The conference is held under the theme “Utilizing Natural Resources as the Catalyst for Economic Development and Diversification”. MMEC is the most successful […]

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