African mining news
ESG mandates meet reality: Microgrids power decarbonised sites
As mining industry leaders review their ESG goals, many become interested in microgrids. Jane Marsh, Editor-in-Chief at Environment.co, reflects upon how these products can make measurable, lasting impacts that improve sustainability and impress stakeholders.
Black star, green minerals – governance and opportunities in Ghana’s critical minerals sector
Kwadwo Sarkodie and Prince Asafo-Adjei, Mayer Brown International, explore the legal and institutional framework governing green minerals in Ghana, highlight current policy directions, and identify practical considerations for investors, lenders, and sponsors evaluating upstream and midstream opportunities.
Makor Resources positions the Muli Copper Project as a district-scale strategic opportunity in Zambia
Makor Resources is advancing its Muli Copper Project as a district-scale copper opportunity in Zambia’s Central Province – an emerging copper corridor of increasing relevance to global supply security, electrification, and long-term industrial growth.
Liberia secures Global Environment Facility (GEF) approval for landmark mercury-reduction project in the gold mining sector, backed by the African Development Bank Group
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has approved a transformative project developed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of Liberia and supported by the African Development Bank Group to dramatically reduce mercury pollution from artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM).
Renewal of Wärtsilä’s operation and maintenance agreement ensures continued production reliability for Mauritanian gold mine
Technology group Wärtsilä has renewed its operation & maintenance agreement with Tasiast Mauritanie Limited S.A., a subsidiary of the Canadian group Kinross Gold Corporation for another three years.
Gécamines and Mercuria launch partnership dedicated to copper and cobalt trading in the DRC
Gécamines SA, a mining company owned by the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mercuria Energy Trading announce the creation of a partnership aimed at promoting the marketing of copper, cobalt, and other critical minerals from the DRC's mining sector.
Bougouni Project's first shipment of spodumene concentrate departs Port of San Pedro
Kodal Minerals, the West African lithium producer, mineral exploration and development company, announces that the company’s maiden shipment of 28 950 t of lithium spodumene concentrate (vessel capacity) has completed loading onto a dedicated bulk cargo vessel at the Port of San Pedro in Côte d'Ivoire.
Ivanhoe Mines announces completion of hydropower ramp-up of 178-megawatt Turbine #5 at Inga II
Ivanhoe Mines Executive Co-Chair Robert Friedland and President and Chief Executive Officer Marna Cloete have announced that the first 50 megawatts (MW) of clean, hydroelectric power from the newly refurbished 178-MW Turbine #5 at the Inga II dam is now being received at the Kamoa-Kakula Copper Complex.
Demand for critical minerals is surging: Sustainable mining must catch up
Alastair Bovim, CEO of Insight Terra, cautions that unless sustainable mining practices are scaled up accordingly, Africa could bear the cost of the ever-increasing demand for critical minerals.
Ivanhoe Mines and Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) announce Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further exploration, development, and mining of critical minerals
Ivanhoe Mines’ Executive Co-Chair Robert Friedland and President and Chief Executive Officer Marna Cloete have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Ivanhoe Mines and Qatar Investment Authority (QIA).