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Kenya aspires to be Africa’s block reward mining hub, and the country’s largest power producer is leading the charge. The company, known as KenGen PLC, is luring miners with cheap geothermal energy and claims to have been approached by several miners from Europe and the United States. Speaking at a …

An official claimed on Sunday that eight dealers were arrested in Geita, Tanzania’s northern province, for smuggling an undefined amount of gold out of the country. The arrest was reported by Doto Biteko, the Minister of Minerals, at a meeting with small-scale miners in the gold-rich Geita region’s Lwamgasa district. …

With a buoyant mining landscape, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is stimulating both exploration and mine expansions. And there is growing pressure on mining companies in the country to align operations with local regulations and global customer expectations. “The international scramble for battery minerals is providing exciting opportunities for economic development …

The Hexagon’s Mining division has strengthened its leadership in production material monitoring and measurement by introducing HxGN MineMeasure Detect, a 3D camera hardware, software and data solution. MineMeasure Detect enables real-time optimization for plant production with automated digital-image analysis offering continuous, accurate and rapid measurement of oversize, volume, rock fragmentation …

Instrotech is now offering OPTRIS PI 1M IR camera, especially suited to measuring the temperature of metals, as these exhibit a distinctly higher emissivity at the short measurement wavelength of 1μm than at measurements in the previously conventional wavelength range of 8 – 14 μm. According to the manufacturer, the …

Electra Mining Africa, the continent’s biggest exhibition, is back after a two year hiatus due to restrictions. As exhibitions and events are now re-opening globally, Electra Mining Africa will be going ahead as a live in-person event this year. This comes on the backdrop of several other exhibitions, having taken …

Caracal Gold, an LSE-listed company, has agreed to a new share purchase agreement (SPA) for its proposed acquisition of Tyacks Gold, the holder of the Nyakafuru project’s licenses in Tanzania. The project is located 140 kilometres southwest of Mwanza, Tanzania’s second-largest city, amid the Lake Victoria Gold Fields in northern …

Kibo Energy has entered into an exclusive agreement with Hasta Trust to jointly assess and develop a portfolio of long duration energy storage projects. With the projects held exclusively by National Broadband Solutions (NBS) in South Africa, which is 100 percent owned by Hasta, the initial target of c. 36,320 …

Petrodel Resources Ltd, a major energy business specializing in the exploration and production of oil and gas deposits, has announced plans to restart operations in Tanzania. The Tanga, Kimbiji, and Latham licenses in Tanzania were purchased by Petrodel in 2006. Petrodel is primarily interested in natural gas extraction from all …

Welcome return of flagship mining event as DRC booms It’s official, DRC Mining Week is back in Lubumbashi from 1–3 June, and to say that the industry is excited about its homecoming is an understatement. This long-running, award-winning and flagship expo and conference returns to the heart of the Copperbelt and the …