After decades of failed attempts, Kenya finally Struck oil six years ago. Commercially viable reserves were discovered in Turkana – the northwest of the country- by British oil company, Tullow oil. The basin is estimated to contain about 560 million barrels of oil. While commercial production is a few years …

The Tanzanian Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau (PCCB) has charged the Acacia Mining with a number of different offences including breaches of the Tanzanian Anti-Money Laundering Act. However, Acacia Mining notes with concern that under Tanzanian law offences under the Anti-Money Laundering Act are not bailable, and accordingly the …

Captains leading Kenya’s mining industry from companies such as Base Titanium, Acacia Mining, Karebe Gold Mining and the Kenya Chamber of Mines are expected to share their wealth of experience at the upcoming Kenya Mining Forum in Nairobi. “Base’s key message is to show the world what is possible to …

Global innovator in the bulk material handling industry Martin Engineering has developed new cleaning technologies for applications where space for installation is limited. According to the company, the latest SQC2STM RM (Reduced Mini) Cleaner is a compact secondary belt cleaner allowing installation in close quarters, built with a narrow profile …

Volt Resources developers of Bunyu Graphite Project’ two mining license applications have been recommended for approval within the Tanzanian Ministry of Minerals online Cadastral system. The Tanzanian-focused flake graphite developer has lodged two applications with the Ministry of Minerals of Tanzania which covers the footprint for developments at the Bunyu …

Black Rock Mining developers of Mahenge Graphite Project  has registered with the Tanzanian Investment Centre (TIC) to  accelerate development of the project. According to the junior graphite developer, the registration which follows a government due diligence will see a streamlining of project permits, licences and relevant agreements, zero-rated value added …