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Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan and Barrick Gold Corporation president and chief executive, Mark Bristow, have met to review progress at Twiga Minerals Corporation, the joint venture established in October 2019 to manage the company’s gold mines in the country and to discuss the partnership’s plans and prospects. Since Barrick …

BME, an Omnia Group firm, is now offering technical blasting services online, allowing the industry to gain access to skilled specialists through virtual consultations and solutions. According to D. Scott Scovira, BME’s Global Manager for Blasting Science, the service is an integral aspect of the company’s recently redesigned website. “Our …

According to Shanta Gold’s exploration update for Q2 2021, drilling at the Bauhinia Creek East Area 1 target at the New Luika Gold Mine (NLGM) in South Western Tanzania yielded 39,786 ounces (oz) of Indicated gold resources grading 4.74 g/t at a cut-off grade of 1.0 g/t Au. 116,247 oz …

Following drilling in the second quarter, Aim-listed Shanta Gold has presented an exploration update for the Bauhinia Creek (BC) East Area 1 project at the New Luika gold mine (NLGM) in south-western Tanzania. According to the firm, the results of the 22 diamond core and 16 reverse circulation holes drilled …

Magare Company Limited, the newly appointed Sales Partner for Hytec Services Africa, has secured an HSA containerised hydraulic hose workshop to expand its reach in the country. The containerised workshop began to be active on January 1, 2021, strengthening Magare’s Mwanza branch’s capabilities to deliver hydraulic equipment and services to …

Mining in developing countries continues to pose serious environmental problems. The location of mines, unaccountable extraction processes, and the lack of enforcement of mining codes are all factors that make mining an environmental disaster in Africa. The perfect combination of mining and environmental protection is still a mirage in most …

The recently introduced Cat 992 Wheel Loader delivers up to a 32% increase in productivity. It reduces maintenance costs by up to 10% and has demonstrated in field testing up to 48% greater payload-per-fuel efficiency in applications where a four-pass match to 90.7-tonne (100-ton) trucks was achieved versus five passes …

GroundProbe has launched one of the industry’s most advanced doppler radars for reactive geo-hazard monitoring, the RGR-Velox. RGR-Velox (Reactive Geo-hazard Radar) is a military-precision reactive monitoring and alarming system for tailings dam breaches, large slope failures, landslides and avalanches. It detects, tracks and alarms on moving geo-hazards in real-time, keeping …

…as coal rush fade away Kibo Energy has announced intentions to refocus, dispose of coal energy projects to focus on renewable energy opportunities. Kibo’s blueprint is in line with the company’s refocused strategy centred on sustainable renewable energy solutions. The development comes following the positive results of an extensive due …

Ethiopia’s mines ministry announced on Friday that it had cancelled 27 unused mining licenses and issued warnings to three companies to boost production. Ethiopia has now revoked 90 mining licenses, including 63 that it had already revoked in December. “Following a re-investigation, 27 mining companies that had been licensed to …