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Tanzania
Gold rush on Juma Island

Juma Island, located in the south of Lake Victoria off the coast of Mwanza, Tanzania's second largest city, is attracting increasing interest from gold mining companies. B&G Company Limited has started initial prospecting there.

Subscribers only Mining 16.05.2023

DRC
Albert Yuma's young guard take helm of DRC's Gécamines

The state miner's new chairman and general managers appointed by Kinshasa to give Gécamines a new lease of life were all in the good books of the firm's all-powerful former boss Albert Yuma Mulimbi. They also each worked at one time for private mining firms operating in DRC, such as AngloGold and Glencore.

Subscribers only Mining 08.03.2023

Guinea
Junta cracks down on illegal gold mining

Mamadi Doumbouya has ordered his troops to put an end to illegal mining in Siguiri, Guinea's main gold producing region. This activity is largely organised by Chinese nationals. The major miners in the area, notably AngloGold Ashanti and Nordgold, had been complaining for several months about the negative impact on their concessions.

Subscribers only Mining 14.12.2022

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Kenya, South Africa, Somaliland

Every Wednesday, Africa Intelligence reveals the next generation of movers and shakers in business and politics.

Ivory CoastMyriam Carius, the lawyer betting on Ivory Coast's subsoil potential.

KenyaFred Ogola, Odinga's strategist with constitutional ambitions.

South AfricaTrudi Makhaya, Cyril Ramaphosa's economic adviser.

SomalilandAdan Abbey, instrumental insurer.

Free access Mining, Politics, Business 23.11.2022

Namibia
QKR wants more space at Navachab goldmine

The owner of one of only two industrial gold sites in Namibia, who has been seeking a buyer, has approached the authorities to expand the size of its waste rock deposits.

Subscribers only Mining 22.11.2022

Guinea
Ismael Diakité spearheads negotiations for Winning Consortium Simandou

The former Rio Tinto exec and current chairman of the Chamber of Mines, who is also the deputy managing director of the Chinese-Singaporean-Guinean consortium, has been leading the negotiations on the Simandou iron ore project.

Free access Mining 13.07.2022

Inner Circle | Guinea
Doumbouya maintains ever tighter grip on mining sector

Moussa Magassouba, appointed head of the Guinean Ministry of Mines and Geology after the September 2021 coup, coordinates the beating heart of Guinean economy. However, he has been subject to frequent criticism from both civil society organisations and members of the government.

Subscribers only Mining 17.06.2022

Guinea's Minister of Mines Moussa Magassouba in front of a portrait of President Mamadi Doumbouya.

Zambia
ZCCM-IH hunts for new boss to implement strategic plan

ZCCM-Investment Holdings (ZCCM-IH), which manages the state's stake in Zambia's mines, has formally launched the process of recruiting a new CEO.

Subscribers only Mining 15.06.2022

Ghana
Shandong Gold making gradual headway towards gold production

Chinese group Shandong Gold, which bought Namdini's gold project after a long battle with Russia's Nordgold, has started preliminary construction work on the mine.

Subscribers only Mining 27.04.2022

South Africa
Chinese Pengxin set to buy historic Tau Lekoa gold mine

Mainly operating in DRC, China's Pengxin is finalising the purchase of its second South African gold mine, Tau Lekoa, a historic site that has been in turmoil for years.

Subscribers only Mining 01.03.2022

Guinea
CBG's bauxite blasting in mediator's spotlight

The World Bank's mediation entity is seeking an independent expert to help resolve a dispute between bauxite producer CBG and people living near its mines who are unhappy with the level of compensation paid for damage to their health and livelihoods.

Subscribers only Mining 14.02.2022

Namibia
B2Gold-Osino deal reshuffles Namibia gold deck

Osino Resources' purchase of the Ondundu project, previously explored by B2Gold, combined with the latter's entry into the Canadian junior's capital, puts it in pole position in the race to open the country's next gold mine.

Subscribers only Mining 12.01.2022

In Focus | DRC
Felix Tshisekedi's inner circle in a panic over mining deal dispute

For several weeks, a dispute between one of President Felix Tshisekedi's closest advisers and the former chairman of the independent national electoral commission has been causing high-level turbulence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

Subscribers only Mining 10.01.2022

Africa
Avanzar leads the field in human rights due diligence in mining

Apart from their already wide-ranging responsibility and sustainability concerns, mining groups are now facing increasing pressure to ensure they comply with human rights standards in their operations. Consulting firm Avanzar is already a key partner of the major groups present on the African continent in this area.

Subscribers only Mining 04.01.2022

In Focus | Africa
Botswana and Tanzania lead African charge to cash in on growing uranium fever

Germany may be phasing out nuclear power but demand for uranium in the rest of Europe and Asia is set to increase, as industrialised nations scramble for sources of decarbonised electricity. In Africa, countries such as Tanzania and Botswana are trying to take advantage of the trend to get their uranium production off the ground and join Namibia and Niger in the select group of African countries that produce yelllowcake.

Subscribers only Mining 13.12.2021

Guinea
Junta leader Doumbouya forms government but retains tight control of mining sector

Having arrived in power after staging a coup against Alpha Condé, Mamady Doumbouya has now put the finishing touches to his government. But the mining portfolio, the most important in the country, has been divested of some its key prerogatives, ensuring that the junta leader remains in firm control of the engine room of the Guinean economy.

Subscribers only Mining 12.11.2021

Spotlight | Guinea
Unpanicked by coup, mining groups start planning for transition

The ousting of President Alpha Condé by Col Mamady Doumbouya has not, as yet, affected the country's mining operations. In company headquarters, mining executives are waiting for the junta's next moves and making plans to manage the transition.

Subscribers only Mining, Business 07.09.2021

Mali
Firefinch goes full throttle to redevelop Morila Gold Mine

Australian lithium mining company Firefinch, which has made a high-speed sally into gold mining to take advantage of high gold prices, has called in Portuguese construction company Mota-Engil to help it boost operations at Mali's giant Morila Gold Mine.

Subscribers only Mining 21.06.2021

The Morila gold mine, situated in the Sikasso Region of Mali (South).

Botswana
Australia's Perenti consolidates grip on Botswana copper

The mining services group, which has a major presence in West African gold, has won a new contract worth almost $500m in the Botswana copper sector. This makes it the main contractor for the two largest copper projects in the region.

Subscribers only Mining 14.06.2021

Botswana
2021 shaping up as year of Botswana copper

The Botswana Copperbelt, buoyed by the recent surge in copper prices, is on track to see 2021 become a milestone for the country's mining industry, which is underdeveloped despite the large quantities of ore in its subsoil.

Subscribers only Mining 10.06.2021

Tanzania
Gold rush on Juma Island

DRC
Albert Yuma's young guard take helm of DRC's Gécamines

Guinea
Junta cracks down on illegal gold mining

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Kenya, South Africa, Somaliland

Ivory CoastMyriam Carius, the lawyer betting on Ivory Coast's subsoil potential.

KenyaFred Ogola, Odinga's strategist with constitutional ambitions.

South AfricaTrudi Makhaya, Cyril Ramaphosa's economic adviser.

SomalilandAdan Abbey, instrumental insurer.

Namibia
QKR wants more space at Navachab goldmine

Guinea
Ismael Diakité spearheads negotiations for Winning Consortium Simandou

Inner Circle | Guinea
Doumbouya maintains ever tighter grip on mining sector

Zambia
ZCCM-IH hunts for new boss to implement strategic plan

Ghana
Shandong Gold making gradual headway towards gold production

South Africa
Chinese Pengxin set to buy historic Tau Lekoa gold mine

Guinea
CBG's bauxite blasting in mediator's spotlight

Namibia
B2Gold-Osino deal reshuffles Namibia gold deck

In Focus | DRC
Felix Tshisekedi's inner circle in a panic over mining deal dispute

Africa
Avanzar leads the field in human rights due diligence in mining

In Focus | Africa
Botswana and Tanzania lead African charge to cash in on growing uranium fever

Guinea
Junta leader Doumbouya forms government but retains tight control of mining sector

Spotlight | Guinea
Unpanicked by coup, mining groups start planning for transition

Mali
Firefinch goes full throttle to redevelop Morila Gold Mine

Botswana
Australia's Perenti consolidates grip on Botswana copper

Botswana
2021 shaping up as year of Botswana copper

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Tanzania Gold rush on Juma Island

DRC Albert Yuma's young guard take helm of DRC's Gécamines

Guinea Junta cracks down on illegal gold mining

The New Guard Ivory Coast, Kenya, South Africa, Somaliland

Ivory CoastMyriam Carius, the lawyer betting on Ivory Coast's subsoil potential.

KenyaFred Ogola, Odinga's strategist with constitutional ambitions.

South AfricaTrudi Makhaya, Cyril Ramaphosa's economic adviser.

SomalilandAdan Abbey, instrumental insurer.

Namibia QKR wants more space at Navachab goldmine

Guinea Ismael Diakité spearheads negotiations for Winning Consortium Simandou

Inner Circle | Guinea Doumbouya maintains ever tighter grip on mining sector

Zambia ZCCM-IH hunts for new boss to implement strategic plan

Ghana Shandong Gold making gradual headway towards gold production

South Africa Chinese Pengxin set to buy historic Tau Lekoa gold mine

Guinea CBG's bauxite blasting in mediator's spotlight

Namibia B2Gold-Osino deal reshuffles Namibia gold deck

In Focus | DRC Felix Tshisekedi's inner circle in a panic over mining deal dispute

Africa Avanzar leads the field in human rights due diligence in mining

In Focus | Africa Botswana and Tanzania lead African charge to cash in on growing uranium fever

Guinea Junta leader Doumbouya forms government but retains tight control of mining sector

Spotlight | Guinea Unpanicked by coup, mining groups start planning for transition

Mali Firefinch goes full throttle to redevelop Morila Gold Mine

Botswana Australia's Perenti consolidates grip on Botswana copper

Botswana 2021 shaping up as year of Botswana copper

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Tanzania
Gold rush on Juma Island

DRC
Albert Yuma's young guard take helm of DRC's Gécamines

Guinea
Junta cracks down on illegal gold mining

The New Guard
Ivory Coast, Kenya, South Africa, Somaliland

Namibia
QKR wants more space at Navachab goldmine

Guinea
Ismael Diakité spearheads negotiations for Winning Consortium Simandou

Inner Circle | Guinea
Doumbouya maintains ever tighter grip on mining sector

Zambia
ZCCM-IH hunts for new boss to implement strategic plan

Ghana
Shandong Gold making gradual headway towards gold production

South Africa
Chinese Pengxin set to buy historic Tau Lekoa gold mine

Guinea
CBG's bauxite blasting in mediator's spotlight

Namibia
B2Gold-Osino deal reshuffles Namibia gold deck

In Focus | DRC
Felix Tshisekedi's inner circle in a panic over mining deal dispute

Africa
Avanzar leads the field in human rights due diligence in mining

In Focus | Africa
Botswana and Tanzania lead African charge to cash in on growing uranium fever

Guinea
Junta leader Doumbouya forms government but retains tight control of mining sector

Spotlight | Guinea
Unpanicked by coup, mining groups start planning for transition

Mali
Firefinch goes full throttle to redevelop Morila Gold Mine

Botswana
Australia's Perenti consolidates grip on Botswana copper

Botswana
2021 shaping up as year of Botswana copper