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Uganda
Future Busia refinery heightens gold smuggling concerns

The Ugandan authorities are already worried about gold being smuggled into the country from the DRC, and the Busia gold refinery project could see a rise in illegal trade from Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia.

Subscribers only Mining 08.11.2021

DRC, UAE
USAID to inspect UAE impact on responsible gold trade

As part of their efforts to establish a legal and traceable small-scale gold mining sector in the DRC, the US international development agency and its partners want to understand where the United Arab Emirates fits into the illegal trade of the metal as one of the biggest buyers.

Subscribers only Mining 05.11.2021

Botswana
Tobedzani Kuriwa and Galane Gold execs launch new mining venture

Tobedzani Kuriwa, a business partner of tycoon Atang Makgekgenene, has created a new mining company in partnership with senior executives at the Mupane gold mine operated by Canada's Galane Gold.

Subscribers only Mining 05.11.2021

Tanzania
Marvel Gold reduces exposure to graphite despite record demand and Suluhu Hassan's promises

As the demand for electric batteries increases, so does the demand for graphite. Yet Marvel Gold, formerly Graphex, is taking one more step toward reducing their exposure in Chilolo. The Magufuli era left a bad taste in international juniors' mouths and Samia Suluhu Hassan has not convinced them things have changed.

Subscribers only Mining 04.11.2021

DRC
Keenly awaited Gécamines audit nears completion

The keenly awaited audit of state mining company Gécamines is almost complete. It was launched in September by the Inspection Générale des Finances (IGF), which is under the direct authority of President Félix Tshisekedi.

Subscribers only Mining 04.11.2021

Congo
ICC merges Sundance and Congo Iron iron ore cases against Brazzaville

The four arbitrations filed with the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) against Congo by operators unhappy with having their iron ore permits annulled have been taken down to three.

Subscribers only Mining Running Story - Withdrawn iron ore permits 04.11.2021

DRC
Sceplum partners Gécamines, Trafigura and Pact on small-scale cobalt mining

Run by DRC mining experts and financed by businessman Gad Cohen, Sceplum is the fourth partner on the state-run project to formalise artisanal cobalt mining in the country.

Subscribers only Mining 03.11.2021

Botswana
Zimbabwean mining group Berkan-Fellmann moves into Gaborone

Zimbabwean mining duo Kevin Makoni and Deric Dube, owners of Berkan-Fellmann, founded two entities in Botswana on 22 October: Excalibur Resources and Bullion Investments.

Subscribers only Mining 03.11.2021

Botswana
Botswana tycoon Atang Makgekgenene takes a shine to BK11 diamonds

Mining magnate Atang Makgekgenene has entered the diamond business in his native country with a bang by buying rights to the BK11 mine and licences for other mines nearby at a reduced rate.

Subscribers only Mining 02.11.2021

Guinea
IUCN queries impact of bauxite and gold on the environment

The International Union for Conservation of Nature will help Guinea's ministry of the environment define a policy to develop the country's key minerals bauxite and gold in a way that respects its biodiversity.

Subscribers only Mining 02.11.2021

DRC, Zambia
Copper-cobalt: Chinese CNMC struggling in Zambia but progressing in DRC

The Chinese mining giant has suffered several setbacks at its Zambian mines, but is currently in a test phase in DRC, with a view to increasing its capacities there.

Subscribers only Mining 01.11.2021

Mozambique, South Africa
Mining magnate Mike Nunn embarks on paradise island venture

Far from the mining world where he is best known, Mike Nunn has embarked on a new tourism venture on the small Mozambique island of Chilonzuine, protected from the Indian Ocean by a large sandbar.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 01.11.2021

Africa, UAE
Ex-Rio Tinto exec Alan Davies gears up for his first diamond auction in Dubai

The former head of energy and minerals at Rio Tinto, who was ousted in 2016 after the Simandougate affair, is now solidly established on the Dubai diamond scene, where the majority of African diamonds are traded.

Subscribers only Mining 29.10.2021

Alan Davies, ex-head of energy and minerals at Rio Tinto.

Ghana
Prestea-Sankofa goldmine to reopen soon?

Officially, the Prestea-Sankofa gold mine owned by the state-run Ghana National Petroleum Corp (GNPC) halted all of its operations in 2016. In fact, over the past few months production tests have started up again.

Subscribers only Mining 29.10.2021

Africa, Netherlands
Prince Jaime de Bourbon-Parme adds lustre to China's image

To improve their reputation in the eyes of Western investors and partners, Chinese mining companies in Africa teamed up with a leading proponent of responsible mining, the Dutch prince Jaime de Bourbon-Parme, for a conference on ESG.

Free access Mining 28.10.2021

DRC
Battle to take over Kipoi copper operator Tiger Resources settled at last

An Australian court has dismissed the case made by Mauritian firm Kipoi Holdings against Chinese firm Yingkou Yangzhou's proposed takeover of Tiger Resources, the bankrupt operator of the Katanga copper mine Kipoi.

Subscribers only Mining 28.10.2021

Spotlight | Sierra Leone
From ECOWAS to New York: Beny Steinmetz diamonds on trial in three jurisdictions

People living close to the Koidu diamond mine in Sierra Leone fear the dismissal of a domestic court case against Beny Steinmetz's company Octea, which they accuse of violence and pollution. A US court, however, has upheld their disclosure demands, while a separate case before an ECOWAS court is due out next year.

Subscribers only Mining 27.10.2021

Namibia
German green iron ore players take root in Namibia

Two German industrialists are set to acquire an iron ore project in Namibia to supply Germany's decarbonised steelmakers.

Subscribers only Mining 27.10.2021

DRC
Tshisekedi's ambassador Luc Gérard Nyafe builds local mining networks

Still in talks with Banro over the purchase of its Namoya gold mine in eastern DRC, the businessman and diplomat has already founded a company to embark on mining activities in his homeland.

Subscribers only Mining 26.10.2021

Guinea
Niron Metals still facing murky future on Beny Steinmetz's former Zogota iron ore project

On top of a state coup, the departure of its majority shareholder Sir Mick Davis and intrinsic logistical issues on its Zogota iron ore project, Niron Metals is facing yet another major hurdle: its rights to the site only covered a feasibility assessment which even that, it is struggling to finish.

Subscribers only Mining 25.10.2021

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Uganda
Future Busia refinery heightens gold smuggling concerns

DRC, UAE
USAID to inspect UAE impact on responsible gold trade

Botswana
Tobedzani Kuriwa and Galane Gold execs launch new mining venture

Tanzania
Marvel Gold reduces exposure to graphite despite record demand and Suluhu Hassan's promises

DRC
Keenly awaited Gécamines audit nears completion

Congo
ICC merges Sundance and Congo Iron iron ore cases against Brazzaville

DRC
Sceplum partners Gécamines, Trafigura and Pact on small-scale cobalt mining

Botswana
Zimbabwean mining group Berkan-Fellmann moves into Gaborone

Botswana
Botswana tycoon Atang Makgekgenene takes a shine to BK11 diamonds

Guinea
IUCN queries impact of bauxite and gold on the environment

DRC, Zambia
Copper-cobalt: Chinese CNMC struggling in Zambia but progressing in DRC

Mozambique, South Africa
Mining magnate Mike Nunn embarks on paradise island venture

Africa, UAE
Ex-Rio Tinto exec Alan Davies gears up for his first diamond auction in Dubai

Ghana
Prestea-Sankofa goldmine to reopen soon?

Africa, Netherlands
Prince Jaime de Bourbon-Parme adds lustre to China's image

DRC
Battle to take over Kipoi copper operator Tiger Resources settled at last

Spotlight | Sierra Leone
From ECOWAS to New York: Beny Steinmetz diamonds on trial in three jurisdictions

Namibia
German green iron ore players take root in Namibia

DRC
Tshisekedi's ambassador Luc Gérard Nyafe builds local mining networks

Guinea
Niron Metals still facing murky future on Beny Steinmetz's former Zogota iron ore project

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Uganda Future Busia refinery heightens gold smuggling concerns

DRC, UAE USAID to inspect UAE impact on responsible gold trade

Botswana Tobedzani Kuriwa and Galane Gold execs launch new mining venture

Tanzania Marvel Gold reduces exposure to graphite despite record demand and Suluhu Hassan's promises

DRC Keenly awaited Gécamines audit nears completion

Congo ICC merges Sundance and Congo Iron iron ore cases against Brazzaville

DRC Sceplum partners Gécamines, Trafigura and Pact on small-scale cobalt mining

Botswana Zimbabwean mining group Berkan-Fellmann moves into Gaborone

Botswana Botswana tycoon Atang Makgekgenene takes a shine to BK11 diamonds

Guinea IUCN queries impact of bauxite and gold on the environment

DRC, Zambia Copper-cobalt: Chinese CNMC struggling in Zambia but progressing in DRC

Mozambique, South Africa Mining magnate Mike Nunn embarks on paradise island venture

Africa, UAE Ex-Rio Tinto exec Alan Davies gears up for his first diamond auction in Dubai

Ghana Prestea-Sankofa goldmine to reopen soon?

Africa, Netherlands Prince Jaime de Bourbon-Parme adds lustre to China's image

DRC Battle to take over Kipoi copper operator Tiger Resources settled at last

Spotlight | Sierra Leone From ECOWAS to New York: Beny Steinmetz diamonds on trial in three jurisdictions

Namibia German green iron ore players take root in Namibia

DRC Tshisekedi's ambassador Luc Gérard Nyafe builds local mining networks

Guinea Niron Metals still facing murky future on Beny Steinmetz's former Zogota iron ore project

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Uganda
Future Busia refinery heightens gold smuggling concerns

DRC, UAE
USAID to inspect UAE impact on responsible gold trade

Botswana
Tobedzani Kuriwa and Galane Gold execs launch new mining venture

Tanzania
Marvel Gold reduces exposure to graphite despite record demand and Suluhu Hassan's promises

DRC
Keenly awaited Gécamines audit nears completion

Congo
ICC merges Sundance and Congo Iron iron ore cases against Brazzaville

DRC
Sceplum partners Gécamines, Trafigura and Pact on small-scale cobalt mining

Botswana
Zimbabwean mining group Berkan-Fellmann moves into Gaborone

Botswana
Botswana tycoon Atang Makgekgenene takes a shine to BK11 diamonds

Guinea
IUCN queries impact of bauxite and gold on the environment

DRC, Zambia
Copper-cobalt: Chinese CNMC struggling in Zambia but progressing in DRC

Mozambique, South Africa
Mining magnate Mike Nunn embarks on paradise island venture

Africa, UAE
Ex-Rio Tinto exec Alan Davies gears up for his first diamond auction in Dubai

Ghana
Prestea-Sankofa goldmine to reopen soon?

Africa, Netherlands
Prince Jaime de Bourbon-Parme adds lustre to China's image

DRC
Battle to take over Kipoi copper operator Tiger Resources settled at last

Spotlight | Sierra Leone
From ECOWAS to New York: Beny Steinmetz diamonds on trial in three jurisdictions

Namibia
German green iron ore players take root in Namibia

DRC
Tshisekedi's ambassador Luc Gérard Nyafe builds local mining networks

Guinea
Niron Metals still facing murky future on Beny Steinmetz's former Zogota iron ore project