Projects

The World Bank (WB) estimates, for instance, that production of minerals like graphite, lithium and cobalt could grow by 500 percent in the next three decades to meet demand for clean energy technologies. This comes on the backdrop that mining remains a vital part of a low-carbon future, a fact …

Aim-listed Shanta Gold has revealed that it has “produced another notable safety performance”. The company, through  CEO Eric Zurrin  in a production and operational results release, also states that it achieved its core objectives for 2020, with gold production and costs in line with guidance. Shanta owns the New Luika …

Lake Victoria and the Mara River are at the mercy of the mining boom that has struck the border between Kenya and Tanzania. Recent innovations are a major challenge to the biodiversity of the Masai Mara and Serengeti game reserves, where annual wild beast migration, the World Wonder of the …

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 …

Stakeholders in the Kenyan mining industry believe that the moratorium to renew mineral licences imposed by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mining last December is affecting the sector. The Kenya Chamber of Mines (KCM) and other stakeholders in the mining industry are calling on the government to lift a ban …

Data and analytics company GlobalData’s deals database shows that overall deal activity in the Middle East and African metals and mining industry increased by 16.7% in the second quarter. Twenty-eight deals worth $1.44-billion were announced for the region during the quarter, against the last four-quarter average of 24 deals. Of …

Several leaders from the Western Kenya region among them Amani National Congress (ANC) chief Musalia Mudavadi, his Ford-Kenya counterpart Moses Wetang’ula and Sabati MP Alfred Agoi have sought details about the gold exploration and how Acacia Mining acquired mining rights. They said this as pressure mounts on the government to …

Aim-listed Kefi Minerals continues to progress talks with Ethiopian investors and international specialist mining financiers, with the aim of securing project equity ahead of closing the full financing package for the Tulu Kapi gold project, in Ethiopia, by October. The company remains focused on achieving key targets set out in February, including …

Due to the establishment of mineral exchange centre in each region, Tanzania has recorded a historical total mineral revenue collection of 58bn/- in April. The realisation came despite challenges caused by coronavirus outbreak that continues to rock the world. President John Magufuli unveiled this in Dodoma on Tuesday while delivering …

The announcement of a prolonged shut-down across many major African countries as a measure to contain the spread of COVID-19 could have dramatic negative effects on the economy of the entire continent. Africa’s GDP is largely driven by Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) and the informal sector that accounts for …