Looted DRC coltan smuggled via Rwanda into global supply chains: NGO
Kinshasa – Coltan mined by armed rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is being smuggled out through Rwanda... Read more
11 Jun
Africa’s Lobito Corridor chief tells AFP business, not geopolitics, drives strategy
Lobito – The chief executive of the Lobito Atlantic Railway (LAR) project to link southern African mines to an... Read more
15 May
Nearly 200 illegal gold mining firms uncovered in Cameroon
Yaoundé – Nearly 200 illegal artisanal gold mining companies, most of them foreign-owned, have been uncovered in central and... Read more
14 May
Lobito Corridor: Africa’s mega-project facing delivery test
Lobito – The Lobito Corridor mega-project linking three African countries is shifting from blueprint to proving ground in the... Read more
7 May
Nine killed in central Colombia mine explosion
Bogotá – Nine miners died Monday in an explosion inside a coal mine in central Colombia caused by a... Read more
5 May
Love, lies and R1m loss: Hawks arrest fake mining operator in fraud case
Pretoria – A 44-year-old man has been arrested by the Hawks’ Serious Commercial Crime Investigation team in Pretoria on... Read more
30 Mar
Zimbabwe lithium export ban triggers crackdown, concerns
Harare – A month after banning raw lithium exports, Zimbabwe is tightening its regulations and ramping up its crackdown... Read more
26 Mar
Mining companies and land rights in SA: how environmentalists have used the law to defend communities
Mzingaye Brilliant Xaba, National University of Lesotho Environmental activists in South Africa have been waging legal battles against the... Read more
19 Mar
Zimbabwe’s lithium export ban triggers processing investment push
Harare – Zimbabwe’s ban on raw lithium exports is forcing Chinese miners to rethink their strategy, speeding up plans to... Read more
26 Feb
Mantashe: Trapped miners likely dead after 3 days underground
Johannesburg – Five miners trapped deep in a South African diamond mine for three days are presumed dead, the... Read more
20 Feb
