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In a significant boost for its battery metals operations, UK- and South Africa-listed Marula Mining has secured eight new mining licences in Tanzania for its subsidiary, NyoriGreen Mining Limited (NML). While a prospecting licence remains pending approval, Marula anticipates its acquisition by the second quarter. The newly acquired licences, valid …

Akobo Minerals, the Scandinavian gold explorer with its sights set firmly on Ethiopia, has encountered a temporary setback in its production timeline. Nationwide fuel shortages and evolving customs procedures threw a spanner in the works, delaying the mine’s official launch. However, amidst the recent hurdles, Akobo has not been twiddling …

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced the lifting of a mineral export ban that had been in place since 2012. The announcement was made during his speech at the World Bank Summit in Nairobi, attended by 20 Heads of State. President Museveni revealed that the decision came after an agreement with …

In a move set to bolster its cash flow and European footprint, Volt Resources Limited (ASX: VRC) (“Volt”) announced a significant development today. Its subsidiary, Zavalievsky Graphite (ZG) in Ukraine, has secured a firm order for 40 tonnes of premium-grade graphite. This isn’t your average graphite, however. The key takeaway …

Organisers of the annual Africa focused investment conference AFSIC- Investing in Africa expect over 1400 delegates, at C level or similar from both Africa and the rest of the world, to engage in the African investment ecosystem. With over US$6bn worth of deals and investment opportunities profiled on site last …

A sigh of relief has echoed across Tanzania’s mining industry with the inauguration of a transformative facility in Mwanza. This multipurpose marvel, spearheaded by screening solutions provider Sandvik Rock Processing, promises to streamline screening services and expedite mining operations. Traditionally, Tanzanian miners faced a frustrating bottleneck – a lack of …

With Africa holding 30 percent of the world’s mineral reserves, the industry is poised for further investment as operations scale across the continent, notably in Southern and central Africa. Bata Industrials South Africa, a South African-based safety shoe manufacturer, believes in the need to begin with the basics of a …

Manganese mining company, Marula Mining, is celebrating a significant victory after their Kenyan subsidiary was awarded a Mineral Dealer’s Trading License. This license, granted under Kenya’s Mining Act No. 12 of 2016, unlocks a wealth of opportunities for Marula, allowing them to buy, sell, and export manganese ores. The news …

The Sunward Group, one of the top 50 construction equipment manufacturers in the world (being ranked 37th in the KHL Yellow Table 2023), offering world-class piling machines, drilling rigs, aerial work platforms, skid-steer loaders, crawler and wheeled cranes, mobile crushing stations, plus a complete range of (1t-95t) excavators has announced …

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and China Molybdenum Co. (CMOC), the world’s leading producer of molybdenum and a major player in cobalt, have inked a significant agreement to boost Congolese participation in the Tenke Fungurume Mining (TFM) project, the second-largest cobalt mine globally. This move comes after collaborative efforts …