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SKF Cooper sealed split spherical roller bearings offer what standard bearings cannot, a powerful combination of an innovative split design coupled with premium quality and excellent craftsmanship. The pairing enables rapid installation, seamless replacement as well as simplified repair and maintenance, delivering minimal disruption to operations and securing swift turnarounds. …

Kenya’s mining sector is facing a severe revenue vacuum after the country’s flagship titanium operation collapsed by nearly half in 2025, overshadowed by the exit of Base Titanium Ltd. from the mineral-rich Kwale County. Data from the newly released Economic Survey 2026 highlights a stark structural shift in East Africa’s …

Large-scale hard rock lithium operations are facing increasing pressure to balance throughput, operational stability and resource efficiency as projects continue to expand and ore bodies become more complex. At PLS’ Pilgangoora Operation in Western Australia, the P1000 expansion marks an important step in this evolution. Expanding on the earlier P680 …

The African Development Bank Group launched a Mission 300 Progress Tracker, at the African Development Bank Group’s 2026 Annual Meetings in Brazzaville, Congo. According to the financial institution, the public digital platform provides real-time data on electricity access across Africa, it offers project-level visibility into Mission 300 supported operations, enabling …

Escalating tensions between the United States and Iran pushed gold to a two month low, as renewed inflation concerns strengthened the dollar and lifted oil prices, while markets awaited key U.S. inflation data for further direction. Spot gold declined 1.5% to $4,389.99 per ounce as of 0902 GMT, after earlier …

Jinchuan Group International Resources Co. has uncovered an alleged $145 million fraud scheme at its copper and cobalt operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, revealing years of fabricated invoices, questionable procurement, and suspicious cash payments. The Hong Kong-listed miner said an independent investigation into its Ruashi Mine operations found …

Ganatra Plant and Equipment Limited has launched the JCB 345 LC in Kenya and Uganda, introducing a 34 tonne heavy-duty excavator designed precisely for the scale of infrastructure and mining projects currently reshaping both countries. The machine is capable of digging to depths of 6.6 metres and handling hard rock …

Ministers from Africa’s diamond-producing nations gathered in Freetown, Sierra Leone on 20 May 2026 for a meeting shaped by shared anxiety and shared resolve. The rise of laboratory-grown diamonds, chemically identical to mined stones but manufactured in industrial facilities is creating market confusion that threatens the livelihoods of millions of …

Twenty-five instructors from Tanzania’s Vocational Education and Training Authority are currently participating in specialised training focused on mining and mineral value chains at REDU Edu College in Rovaniemi, Finland. This training is part of a European Union-funded programme aimed at developing the technical training capacity that Tanzania requires as its …

Rwanda’s electricity system is approaching a ceiling. The combined output of the country’s existing sources, such as hydropower, methane gas, solar, peat and diesel, amounts to roughly 1,000 megawatts. Against government projections of electricity demand reaching between 2.5 and 4.5 gigawatts by 2050, that ceiling is not a distant constraint …