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Uganda mineral licensing system goes online

Uganda mineral licensing system goes online
Uganda mineral licensing system has moved online to enhance service delivery and boost data accuracy, Commissioner of Mines, Mrs Agnes Alaba Kuterema has said. The system will enable customers to submit applications online as well as undertake all other statutory business processes such as making payments, submitting...

Miners meeting with Kabila fails to stop DRC mining code

Miners meeting with Kabila fails to stop DRC mining code
A meeting between miners and Congolese president Joseph Kabila that sought to halt the signing of a controversial mining code failed to persuade such a move and now the law will be signed off the way it is, mining minister Martin Kabwelulu has said. Top mining...

Zimbabwe mining sector looks up with new platinum deal

Zimbabwe mining sector looks up with new platinum deal
Cyprus-based investment firm Karo Resources has inked a $4.2 billion deal to develop a platinum mine and refinery plant in Zimbabwe and indication that Zimbabwe mining sector is starting to look up after years of mismanagement. President Emmerson Mnangagwa says the move is an indicator that...

Burkina Faso:Construction of Boungou Mine 87% Complete

Burkina FasoConstruction of Boungou Mine 87% Complete
SEMAFO Inc. (TSX:SMF) (OMX:SMF) has announced that construction of the Boungou Mine in Burkina Faso is 87% complete, with first gold scheduled to be poured early in the third quarter of 2018. In a first step towards this milestone, the Corporation began commissioning activities on dry plant...

South African gold miners reach out of court settlement in silicosis case

South African gold miners reach out of court settlement in silicosis case
South African gold miners and workers have reached an out of court settlement in a case where the workers who contracted silicosis while working for the firms were seeking for compensation.  Silicosis is an incurable lung disease caused by inhaling dust from gold-bearing rocks.It causes shortness...

Gold miner B2Gold opens Otjikoto Solar Farm in Namibia

Gold miner B2Gold opens Otjikoto Solar Farm in Namibia
Gold miner B2Gold has inaugurated a major solar farm at its Otjikoto mine in Namibia in what energy minister Tom Alweendo calls "yet another significant contribution in the private sector’s drive for sustainable energy solutions." The 7MW Otjikoto Solar Farm will be one of the largest installations of its kind...

Production starts at Guinea’s Bel Air Mine

Production starts at Guinea's Bel Air Mine
Cconstruction of the Bel Air Mine in Guinea has been completed and loading of its first shipment of high grade bauxite to China commenced, the financier of the project Africa Finance Corporation has said. The construction of the mine was completed on time, to budget. Steady...

Work starts on huge LPG import and storage facility in Durban

Work starts on huge LPG import and storage facility in Durban
Construction is underway for a major LPG import and storage facility in Richards Bay, north of Durban in South Africa, the firms behind the project have confirmed. South Africa’s Bidvest Tank Terminals (BTT), a unit of Bidvest Group, and liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) firm Petredec said...

DRC remains key mining investment destination-Standard Bank

DRC remains key mining investment destination-Standard Bank
The Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) has the potential to become the world’s largest copper producer through the consistent application of clear and rational mining policy, an official from Standard Bank Group has said. Peter von Klemperer, the Head of Mining and Metals Standard Bank says that...

Jeff Quartermaine, CEO, Perseus Mining : Interview

How can Côte d’Ivoire attract further foreign investment in the gold mining sector? JEFF QUARTERMAINE: The potential for new gold discoveries in C ô te d’Ivoire is very good. When coupled with government receptiveness to foreign investment, this augurs well for the growth of the local...

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