The flagship event of the mining sector, Investing in African Mining Indaba, is now in its third day. Speaking on one of the panels on Wednesday, February 5, 2025, John Woto, Deputy General Manager of Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM), highlighted the company’s major achievements that demonstrate its commitment to responsibleContinue Reading
Aim-listed Firering Strategic Minerals has begun hot commissioning Kiln 3 at its Limeco quicklime project in Zambia following the completion of planned refurbishment works, marking further progress toward expanding commercial production. With three kilns now operating, Firering said the project is moving beyond break-even production and is positioned to becomeContinue Reading
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Cameroon continue to lose substantial mining revenues as gold smuggling, informal trade networks and weak regulatory controls undermine efforts to improve governance in the extractive sector, according to a report by the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). The report highlights significant weaknesses inContinue Reading
Africa’s growing manganese industry is attracting increased attention as a major French mining company expands its focus on battery metals needed for the global energy transition. The company is strengthening its position in the electric vehicle (EV) supply chain through increased exposure to manganese, a critical mineral used in steelContinue Reading
The most effective way to manage groundwater inflows in underground mines is to address dewatering design early in the project lifecycle. According to John Goulding, Study Manager Mine Engineering at Cementation Africa, the foundation for effective underground dewatering is established long before the first shaft is sunk. “Hydrogeological studies formContinue Reading
Zambia Targets Increased Local Participation in Mining Sector as Government Pushes for Greater Economic Benefits President Hakainde Hichilema’s government is working to increase local participation in Zambia’s mining sector from 20% to 40% as part of efforts to ensure more benefits from mining reach Zambian businesses and communities. The governmentContinue Reading
Plant engineers upgrading older production lines with modern networking face a constraint that new facilities rarely encounter: limited cable pathways. In many existing plants, new Ethernet lines must run close to heavy motor power cables, variable frequency drives, and other equipment that was never designed with data transmission in mind.Continue Reading
There is renewed incentive for mines in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to invigorate their decarbonisation efforts, as the country paves the way for taxing carbon emissions and regulating its carbon trading market. It is therefore no surprise that there is a renewed focus on practical strategies for minesContinue Reading
Understanding mining customers is about far more than supplying equipment. For Weir, it is about understanding the entire mining process and identifying where real value can be added across the flowsheet. This customer-focused approach will form a central part of the company’s presence at Electra Mining Africa this year. WeirContinue Reading
South Africa’s private school sector is experiencing steady growth as increasing numbers of families seek alternative education options. While this growth reflects confidence in the sector, it is also creating new infrastructure pressures, with many schools needing to expand capacity faster than traditional construction methods can accommodate. According to aContinue Reading
Every major infrastructure cycle in modern history has been defined by a single commodity bottleneck. In the current energy transition, that bottleneck is copper. While lithium and rare earth elements command headlines, copper underpins every component of the low-carbon economy at a scale those metals cannot match. A single electricContinue Reading
