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Changing the face of energy consumption and innovation demands big and bold ideas. It asks that organisations, sectors, and service providers invest in solutions that change how energy is consumed, created, and managed. And the mining sector has been meeting these big and bold requests head-on. This sector, facing complex …

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 …

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 …

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 …

The Ministry of Minerals is concentrating on improving revenue collection to boost the mining sector’s contribution to GDP. Revenue collection is one of several key priority areas that will get a boost in the fiscal year 2021/22. Minister for Minerals, Dr Dotto Biteko, presented his ministry’s budget estimates, saying the …

While there are various drivers of local empowerment and ownership requirements in sub-Saharan Africa, one key driver appears to be gaining ground: national interest empowerment. An analysis of local empowerment and ownership trends in 14 African countries, including several of the continent’s biggest economies, shows growing emphasis on regulating ownership in economic …

Rwanda is further developing economic relations with Qatar, this development has been bolstered by the two countries signing a Double Taxation Avoidance Agreement (DTAA) recently. The agreement aims to deepen economic cooperation between the two countries. The Agreement shall specify the taxation rights of the Contracting States in respect of …

According to the Canadian major, Barrick Gold, its Tanzania gold mines have been successfully revived, with North Mara delivering substantial improvements and underground output starting at Bulyanhulu, In September 2019, Barrick Gold took ownership of the operations of the former Acacia Mining and now operates the mines with the Tanzania …

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 …