In the underexplored and booming gold-mining areas of West Africa, Canadian miners are moving fast to expand their operations.
Category: Mining
How Extractive Industries Manage To Carry On Harming The Planet
shutterstock Judith Verweijen, University of Sheffield and Alexander Dunlap, University of Oslo Around the globe, concern is mounting about the unfolding climate and ecological catastrophe. Yet the extraction of natural resources through mining and energy projects continues on a large scale, with disastrous environmental consequences.
Africa’s Edge in the Green Mineral Economy
The continent’s rich resources, including cobalt and lithium, mean African miners will be key players as the world switches to electric vehicles and wind and solar power. For the moment, though, platinum and palladium for fuel-injection vehicles are very much in demand.
Clean Mining Gains Foothold in Mozambique
Maputo, Mozambique//-In addition to sizable gas reserves found offshore, Mozambique is home to commercially significant deposits of coal, gold, graphite, ilmenite, iron ore, titanium, copper, tantalum and bauxite, to name a few.
Botswana Courts Investors Amid Diamond Slump
Botswana’s president beckoned investors to opportunities in its coal, gold and base metals industries, in a bid to wean the country off its over-reliance on diamond revenues after a challenging year for the global mining industry.
BMW Group, Tetra Pak and Schűco Raises concerns Over Atewa-sourced Bauxite
Three global manufacturing companies – BMW Group, Tetra Pak and Schűco International KG have responded to concerns over the use of aluminium made from bauxite mined in the Atewa Forest in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
Ghana: Nsutam Chiefs and Elders Commend Nawara Mining Coy Over CSR
The chief of Nsutam, Osabarima Kofi Sarpong Kuma and his elders together with the Zongo chiefs and the entire Muslim community of Nsutam in the Eastern Region of Ghana have expressed their appreciation to Nawara Company Limited, a small scale mining company in the area for its support in the development of the town.
Zambia Mortgages the Future by Taking Over Glencore Copper Debt
Zambia’s response to its debt hole is to keep digging. State-owned Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines Limited (ZCCM) this week agreed to take on $1.5bn of debt and pay a nominal $1 to take over a 73% stake in Mopani Copper Mines from Swiss commodities trader and mining company Glencore.
Sahel Treasure Trove: Informal Gold Trade Fueling Islamist Insurgencies
Across the Sahel, several insurgencies are raging. They’ve taken over the informal gold trade as source of funding their groups and recruiting new members.
Beny Steinmetz: Mining Tycoon In Swiss Trial Over Guinea Deal
A billionaire French-Israeli diamond magnate, Beny Steinmetz, has arrived in court in Switzerland to face trial over alleged corruption linked to a major mining deal in Guinea.