African mining news
Prioritising reliability in dust suppression for MENA mining
Mohamed Ghali, Komet Irrigation, explores why reliability is becoming a key consideration in dust suppression systems and how this supports safer, more efficient mining operations.
Multotec delivers tailored spiral solutions to Thaba JV chromite and PGM project in South Africa
Multotec has supplied a range of high-performance spiral equipment to the Thaba JV chromite and Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) project in South Africa’s Limpopo province.
Copper’s structural deficit has returned, but this time it’s different
Sam Hosack, Managing Director at Prospect Resources Ltd, considers how global demand is accelerating while copper supply is struggling to keep pace, resulting in rising competition to meet future production needs.
Fortuna obtains key environmental approval for Diamba Sud Gold Project in Senegal
Fortuna Mining Corp. has received an environmental decree from the Government of Senegal approving the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment for the Diamba Sud Gold Mine.
JCHX orders Sandvik underground fleet for KCM contract in Botswana
JCHX has booked an order with Sandvik for a 45-unit fleet of underground mining equipment for use at MMG’s Khoemacau Copper Mine (KCM) in Botswana.
Robit improves market position with multiple supply agreements
Robit has signed several supply agreements in strategically important mining markets for the company in Australia, North America, and South Africa.
Breaking ground: Gender diversity in mining’s supply chain
Fran van der Berg and Ashwini Khunte, Martin Engineering, offer their perspectives on how the transformation of the gender imbalance in mining is unfolding.
#EarthDay2026: Environmental and closure risks are key aspects of mining due diligence
The viability of mining projects can increasingly be compromised by unforeseen challenges to their environmental and social sustainability – highlighting the role of due diligence from the earliest stages of project planning.
Strategic Partnership between Resolute Mining Limited and Nimba Mining Company to evaluate gold opportunities in Guinea
Resolute Mining Limited and Nimba Mining Company S.A. – a 100% Guinean state-owned company – have announced that a strategic Memorandum of Understanding has been signed regarding the potential co-development of gold projects in Guinea.
Hexagon Vehicle Intervention System first and only open-pit Level 9 solution to pass University of Pretoria safety test
Hexagon has announced that the latest generation of its Vehicle Intervention System (VIS) is the first and only open-pit Level 9 solution to successfully pass the University of Pretoria’s (UP) rigorous Collision Prevention System (CPS) Technology Readiness Level 4 (TRL4) test specification.