Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...
GIA Field Gemology Team Completes One-Hundredth Expedition
Visit to Tanzania and Kenya marks 17 years of rigorous scientific studyCarlsbad, Jan. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CARLSBAD, Calif. – January 30, 2025 – GIA field gemologists recently completed their ...
From Leopold to lithium: How corporations perfected the art of plundering Africa
The current conflict in the DRC is not just a crisis of governance or ethnic tensions but a direct continuation of a colonial ...
The Africa Report15h
How mining groups in Africa are embracing artificial intelligence
Both major and minor players in the sector are leveraging technology to reduce costs, identify and assess new deposits, and ...
Energy Central1d
Electric vehicles: a shift in the resource landscape for the transportation market, by Paul Meier
This posting considers the shift in the resources landscape in the transportation market when the market shifts from gasoline ...
Moneyweb1d
DRC turmoil disrupts critical minerals supply
Conflict minerals include the likes of tantalum, which features in electronics across the world, and it's going to be ...
Mining Remains A Crucial Player in South Africa’s Economic Landscape
O ver the last few months, the leading narrative in the national discourse about the mining and minerals sector, has ...
Engineering News1d
CHIETA proposes digital badges to recognise artisan skills development
The Chemical Industries Education and Training Authority (CHIETA) is proposing the use of digital badges as a way of recognising and verifying artisans' achievements, skills and competencies. The ...
Zawya1d
The continuing growth of small towns in Zimbabwe
Small towns embedded in agricultural areas have grown significantly over the last decades, driven particularly by the effects ...
Vanguard2d
When generals become predators, by Rotimi Fasan
Senator Adams Oshiomole’s frank allegation that retired military generals are behind the many cases of illegal mining in the ...
Daily Maverick2d
Informal mining in SA is here to stay, and police brutality won’t end it — here’s what will
The solution to the problem of informal economies is not policing. Nor is it regulation. The solution must begin with massive regional economic repair.
Mining Weekly2d
Surge in streaming and alternative funding for African miners
"Traditional financing of new ventures in the African mining sector has become increasingly challenging over the past decade," says Wildu du Plessis, a partner at Alchemy. “A variety of non-banking ...