African mining news

Shirley Webber, Head of Natural Resources at Absa, explains why mining companies could take up to 6 months to recover production from post COVID-19 shutdowns.

Edenville Energy has confirmed operations recommenced at Rukwa Coal Project, Tanzania, on 3 August 2020.

IronRidge Resources has reported high-grade drilling results from the ongoing second phase drilling programme at the Ebilassokro and Ehuasso targets, both within the Zaranou Gold Project area.

Castillo Copper Ltd has recently announced that its entire issued share capital been admitted to the standard segment of the Official List of the Financial Conduct Authority and to trading on the main market for listed securities of the London Stock Exchange plc under the TIDM ‘CCZ’.

Edenville Energy has confirmed that operations recommenced at the Rukwa Coal Project in southwest Tanzania on 3 August 2020

Kumba has recently announced the approval of its Kapstevel South project at its Kolomela mine, South Africa, by both the company’s and Anglo American’s boards.

Golden Star Resources Ltd has recently announced that it has entered into a binding agreement for the sale of its 90% interest in the Bogoso-Prestea Gold Mine in Ghana to Future Global Resources Ltd.

Vermeer discusses how its T1255III Terrain Leveler® surface excavation machine (SEM) helped implement precision surface mining at the Boké Mine in Guinea, Africa.

The South African mining industry, directly and under the auspices of the Minerals Council South Africa, is seeking to increase its COVID-19 testing capacity, both for companies themselves and in support of the country’s overall testing imperative.

BME has launched a new, free Blasting Guide application for Android mobile devices, enabling users to rapidly calculate and check blast designs.