Going for gold leaves Senegal’s artisanal mining communities poorer
By Paulin Maurice Toupane
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining is vital to the economy of the Kédougou region, where 98% of Senegal’s gold mining sites are located. In 2018, these mines produced about 4.2 tonnes of gold, worth 86.6 billion CFA francs and employed almost 32 500 people....
How To Improve Mining Emergency Preparedness
Mining emergencies are operational or environmental hazards that occur during mining. Having a readily available and effective emergency response system is essential to the safety of miners and the provision of a safe working environment.
Such procedures will better protect workers, families, and the...
Pele Green Energy, EDF to build 100 MW solar PV plant in South Africa
Anglo American Platinum has selected the Pele Green Energy – EDF Renewables South Africa consortium as the preferred supplier to build a 100 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant at its Mogalakwena mine in Limpopo Province, South Africa.
The consortium is comprised of Pele Green Energy,...
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South Africa formalises artisanal mining to spur economic recovery
Artisanal mining is being formalised to create an avenue to mine sterilised deposits, energy and resource minister Gwede Mantashe has said.
Speaking at the 2020 Junior Indaba for explorers, developers, and investors in junior mining, Mr Mantashe said that government will also focus on the...
Zest WEG constructs large diesel generator for South African miner
Accommodating the space constraints of a South African platinum mining customer, Zest WEG is constructing a large diesel generator set to be delivered later this year.
The capacity of the 2,500kVA genset will also make it the largest unit yet to be fully load-tested at...
List of leading mining companies in South Africa
South Africa is endowed with minerals of every kind. We look at leading mining companies in South Africa and the minerals they produce:
Anglo American
Anglo American is a world Miner with offices in South Africa, peru, Australia,Brazil Chile Finland and China. The miner began operation...
Mining firms remain resilient amid Covid-19 but risks still linger-PwC
The Top 40 mining firms are so far weathering the COVID-19 storm mostly unscathed, and certainly better than many other sectors, a new report has shown.
The Mine 2020 report by PwC says the finding is remarkable given that global growth is expected to decline...
Total acquires Tullow’s entire interests in Uganda Lake Albert project
Total and Tullow have entered into an Agreement, through which Total shall acquire Tullow’s entire interests in Uganda Lake Albert development project including the East African Crude Oil Pipeline.
The overall consideration paid by Total to Tullow will be $575M, with an initial payment of...
Sandvik adopts ‘direct to customer’ business model in Central & West Africa
Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology says it is revising its business model, shifting to a 'direct to customer' model for mining and construction customers in most of the territories in Central and Western Africa currently serviced by Sandvik’s Distributor, BIA.
Nuhu Salifu, Vice President of...
