African Mining
latest news & developmentsCabinet approves strategy identifying platinum, manganese, iron ore, coal and chrome as critical minerals
Mineral and Petroleum Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe said the strategy would help ensure policy and regulatory certainty in the mining sector
On the trail of lithium smugglers in Southern Africa
International intelligence data shows a recent boom in lithium exports from Southern Africa to Chinese markets. Where’s it coming from, and how does it get there?
Tanzania’s mining dispute ends – but at what cost?
Government’s settlement with Acacia Gold may be a short-term victory that scares off new investors
The Mining Indaba 2019: A look ahead
The indaba has become a powerful platform for funding, networking, discussions, making deals and more
Digging deep: Change for the future
There is a cautious optimism in the mining industry at present
Getting underground and creating value
Modernisation is the key for South African mining
A seismic innovation
TW Kambule-NSTF Award: Emerging Researcher through research and its outputs by an individual
Moving from a social licence to a social investment to operate
This will require embracing new ways of understanding value
Tainted people can’t lead ANC’s transformation charge
Zwane’s new charter is easy to dismiss due to his Gupta links
Can workplace secondments build trust in the mining sector?
The moment demands boldness, and the benefits far outweigh the risk of doing nothing to shift the undesirable status quo
Does Oppenheimer say it all?
Sycophants are everywhere to be found but it’s the words of the man himself and the empire he ruled that reveal his true nature
Mercury rising: Gold mining’s toxic side effect
Across Africa, from Mali to Tanzania to Zimbabwe, millions of people, including children, work in dangerous gold mines.
Nation’s loss is literature’s gain
The ingredients of great South African novels are based on greed, injustice, land and natural resources.
Much ado about responsible mining in Africa yields few results
The African Union endorses the vision for responsible mining – but does big capital?
Dreams turn to dust for Mozambicans moved for Vale pit
The community claim their dream of a new urban life has turned into an ordeal, with leaking water pipes and street lights that never come on.