Vedanta, the corporation run by billionaire Anil Agarwal, announced on Thursday that it will be handing over its mining operations in Namibia and South Africa for $2.98 billion to its subsidiary Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL). The company’s board of directors approved the sale of the Zinc International business controlled by …
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The implementation agreement for Namibia’s planned multibillion-dollar Hyphen Hydrogen Energy project is scheduled to commence in the first quarter of this year, Namibia President Hage Geingob revealed in his 2023 New Year’s message. Egypt has granted approval for two green hydrogen projects in the industrial zone of Ain Sokhna, a port town on …
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As the latest generation electronic initiation system from blasting solutions provider BME, AXXIS Silver™ has once again proved its accuracy and flexibility in a controlled blast in a – high-density area. According to Hennie Du Preez, Manager for AXXIS Support at BME, Pro-Frag Drilling and Blasting, widely known as expert …
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Top women in the mining industry will be at the forefront of the speaker list and discussions at the upcoming Investing in African Mining Indaba. The 2023 programme will see an exciting line-up of over 50 female speakers from around the world, including the President of Ivanhoe Mines and one of the 100 …
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November is World Quality Month – an annual celebration embraced by WearCheck with open arms, as it reinforces the condition monitoring company’s fundamental goal – the provision of world-class quality services. WearCheck’s quality administrator, Prinda Narasi, is behind the company’s ongoing commitment to achieving and upholding major quality goals. ‘At …
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How youth and natural resources can drive the continent’s global economic and social leadership now Celebrating Heritage Month includes introspection of what we have achieved, and where we can take our countries and continent to, as African people. Africa is facing a turning-point opportunity to become a global economic powerhouse. …
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By NJ Ayuk, Executive Chairman, African Energy Chamber The report says investment in African upstream activities will wrap up 2022 at about $33 billion, then grow as much as $15 billion more over the period 2023-2025 compared to year-end 2021 estimates When TotalEnergies and Shell separately announced “significant” discoveries …
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THE Confederation of Namibian Fishing Associations (CNFA) reiterated its opposition to marine phosphate mining in Namibian waters, asserting that Namibia’s valuable fishing industry cannot be used as a ‘case study’ to see if such mining is harmful or not. CNFA chairman Matti Amukwa told fisheries minister Derek Klazen, at an …
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Ahead of COP27, Namibian and European Union officials say they have reached an agreement for Namibia to export rare earth materials to the EU. According to Erasmus Shivolo, commissioner of mines at Namibia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy, the EU is interested in developing the mining of minerals like lithium, …
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Canadian mining company, Forsys Metals has applied for a second mining permit in Namibia to expand its uranium mining activities in the country. The company in a recent statement said it has applied to the Ministry of Mines and Energy for a 25-year mining licence to develop its Namibplaas uranium …
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