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Welcome return of flagship mining event as DRC booms It’s official, DRC Mining Week is back in Lubumbashi from 1–3 June, and to say that the industry is excited about its homecoming is an understatement. This long-running, award-winning and flagship expo and conference returns to the heart of the Copperbelt and the …

The negative effects of the Russia-Ukraine conflict are still being felt across Africa’s economies. Higher oil and food prices are being added to by the lingering effects of the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the beginning of the year, significant price increases and supply-side challenges have been the norm. Wheat and other …

The Confederation of Namibian Fishing Associations (CNFA) has expressed grave concern about Namibia Marine Phosphates’ (NMP) proposed renewed plans to mine the seabed off the coast of Walvis Bay. The CNFA has raised several concerns about the scoping study that NMP is using to justify its environmental clearance claim. A …

The Wits Mining Institute (WMI) at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg will be hosting two courses in July 2022 with well-known excavation, load and haul expert Professor Zvi Borowitsh. The first course – on Mechanised Earthmoving in Mining: Equipment, Technology and Management – will run from 27 to …

As the transport industry is currently experiencing great change, which is being driven by several global trends, stakeholders will gather this week to dialogue on the industry’s latest trends. Some of these trends include technology and automation and Environment Social Governance (ESG). Scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday, in Maputo, the …

Getting behind the renewed enthusiasm of the upcoming Investing in African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, Omnia Group company BME will be face-to-face with the mining industry at its exhibition booth. “Everyone is looking forward to the interaction at this year’s Indaba, giving a boost to the positive momentum currently …

For the first time in its history, drives and automation specialist, SEW-EURODRIVE will be exhibiting at the Mining Indaba at the Cape Town International Conference Centre next week. On its return to the CTICC, the Mining Indaba is looking forward to a reunion like no other and SEW-EURODRIVE is proud …

Metso Outotec has been awarded a contract for the delivery of advanced electrowinning equipment to a copper cathode production plant in Africa. The order value amounting to approximately EUR 11 million is booked in Minerals’ Q2/2022 orders received. Metso Outotec’s scope of delivery includes the supply of basic engineering and …

In terms of Namibia’s policy attractiveness as a mining jurisdiction, research into the mining industry has yielded mixed results. According to Hilifa Mbako, President of the Namibian Chamber of Mines, this should serve as a clear warning to the government that much more needs to be done to restore investor …

Namibia improved only marginally on the Policy Perception Index (PPI) by 0.94 points, according to the recently released 2021 Fraser Institute Survey of Mining Companies Report, and is one of three African jurisdictions to do so. Namibia improved its overall PPI ranking, moving up 18 places from 47th to 29th …