Rock-related accidents have reduced significantly in recent decades, due in large part to incremental improvements in rock engineering practice. According to William Joughin, chairman of SRK Consulting and himself a leading rock engineering expert, the company’s contribution in this field has included assisting mines with reviews of safety practices, as …

Gold has overtaken tourism as Tanzania’s biggest foreign-exchange earner, while Barrick’s joint venture with the Tanzanian government paid its first cash dividend of $250 million earlier this week. The East African nation’s gold-mining industry is showing signs of a renaissance following a crackdown on smuggling and the settlement of a …

The spotlight is set to be on Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) at the Africa Mining Forum which is set to kick off from the 16-20 November 2020. A testament to this notion is the fact that the organisers of the event have also announced a unique digital ESG …

The State Minister for Energy and Minerals Development, Sarah Achieng Opendi, has urged women to embrace mining and take strategic leadership roles in the sector. The minister’s powerful call is particularly an expression of solidarity with and morale booster to women miners who continue to bear the brunt of the …

Gold exports from Ethiopia increased four-fold year-on-year to 24,700 ounces during July and August, this is according to a Bloomberg report. This was after the central bank offered higher prices to mop up gold that may otherwise be smuggled. Ethiopia is the latest country in Africa to start buying up …

Some officials believe that Uganda’s signing up to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) will help the country combat the flow of illicit funds. Uganda became a member of EITI on August 12, thereby committing to making public some of the payments from its extractive industry. While addressing a multi-stakeholder …

Built on innovation since its inception over three decades ago, global explosives leader BME – a member of the JSE-listed Omnia Group – paves the way for mines to leverage the latest technologies for ever-greater efficiencies and productivity. “Harnessing technology as quickly as it develops – and applying it to …

As a part of due diligence and testing the state of operations, Kilimapesa successfully recommenced gold production with the first smelt taking place on Monday 14 September 2020 yielding a 87 oz gold bar, and to continue gold production at the mine. This forms part of the work being undertaken …

The Ministry of Petroleum and Mining has put out an International Expression of Interest (IEOI) for the establishment of the refinery intending to improve gold refining in the country. The gold refinery plant, to be set up in the County of Kakamega, is a move seen to upscale the largely …

The Government of Tanzania has officially published regulations concerning graphite concentrate exports. The updated regulation continues the policy of maintaining a minimum graphite concentration of 65% total graphitic carbon and payment of royalties as conditions of export. The 2020 regulations revoke 2019 The Mining Guidelines of 2019. Black Rock has …