Decarbonising the steel industry will require an increase in high grade iron ore production and improved beneficiation techniques, finds a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA).
Category: Mining
Newmont Completes First Gold Sale to the Bank of Ghana
Accra, Ghana// – Newmont Ghana has successfully sold 3,500 ounces of gold to the Bank of Ghana, the nation’s central bank, in the first domestic gold purchasing programme.
Newmont Sells Gold to BoG to Boost Ghana’s Reserves
Accra, Ghana//-Newmont Ghana has successfully sold 3,500 ounces of gold to the Bank of Ghana (BoG) under the central bank’s Domestic Gold Purchasing programme launched in June 2021 to boost the country’s reserves.
Ghana Commissions 100 Mercury-free Gold Processing Equipment
Ghana President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned one hundred (100) mercury-free gold processing equipment, commonly referred to as Gold Katcha.
Ghana: Government Gives Over 400 Acres of Military, Other State Land to Asantehene
The Government of Ghana has given more than 400 acres of state lands, including a section of the military barracks in Kumasi, to the Asantehene.
What Coltan Mining in the DRC Costs People and the Environment
Alain Libondo (17) left, and Nsinku Zihindula (25), hammering at solid rock to find cassiterite and coltan at Szibira, South Kivu. Photo by Tom Stoddart via Getty Images Oluwole Ojewale, Institute for Security Studies The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is rich in natural resources – its untapped deposits of minerals are estimated to be […]
Public Private Collaboration is Key to a Sustainable Mining Sector in Africa
The town of Obuasi in the Ashanti region of Ghana, West Africa, has a long and rich mining history. In 1897, large scale commercial and industrial mining began at the Obuasi Gold Mine and continued for over a century until its closure in 2014 for major restructuring.
Ghana Vice President To Open West African Mining and Power Exhibition and Conference in Accra
The West African mining industry is thriving. As one of the world’s largest gold-producing regions[1], it also supplies 22.6% of global titanium oxide, 11.5% bauxite (used to create aluminum) and 5.6% uranium.
US Ban on Russian Diamonds Boosts African Producers
Washington’s latest sanctions on Russian diamonds and state diamond company Alrosa opens a window of opportunity for Africa’s diamond producers to fill the gap in global supply.
Lithium Mining: How New Production Technologies Could Fuel the Global EV Revolution
Lithium is the driving force behind electric vehicles, but will supply keep pace with demand? New technologies and sources of supply can fill the gap. Despite expectations that lithium demand will rise from approximately 500,000 metric tons of lithium carbonate equivalent (LCE) in 2021 to some three million to four million metric tons in 2030, we […]