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Barrick’s Tanzania subsidiary Twiga Minerals has resumed exports of gold concentrate after receiving clearance for its first shipments. The shipment is the first after the lifting of a government ban imposed during a tax dispute with the mining company. The dispute originally involved Acacia Mining, which was taken over by …

Set to help mine planners, designers prepare prospective regions accurately MICROMINE has expanded its suite of intuitive mine planning tools which will be available in a significant upgrade pack to be released next month, the company has revealed. The software specialist, which is a market leader in mine design and …

Despite the recent presidential directive to the Minister of Water and Environment to clear all wetlands, riverbanks and lakeshore of encroachers sand mining seem to have resumed on the shores of Lake Victoria. The mining site, at Buwaya-Nakiwogo in Wakiso District, is said to be owned by a businesswoman in …

The final rehabilitation of the 240km Nairobi-Nanyuki railway line lastly used in the late 1990s is gaining momentum with the arrival of train wagons at Nanyuki terminus. The project expected to unlock Central Kenya region’s economic potential. To the residents of expansive Central Kenya, the railway line revival means a …

SGS-Lakefield is on the verge of commencing its comprehensive metallurgical testing at Tanzanian Gold Corporation’s Buckreef gold project, the aim of this is to finalise a flow-sheet for the design of a large gold processing plant that will be the basis for the final feasibility study of the Buckreef project. …

The current Covid19-related economic challenges both locally and throughout the Africa starkly highlight the need for pan-African companies and governments to support African supply chains, and in so doing, to boost economic activity on the continent. This can be achieved by procuring the production of goods and services for infrastructure …

The free online event will feature world-class speakers, insightful programme, matchmaking. The organisers of African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa have announced that a free, virtual conference will take place in May. “Although the event was recently postponed to November,” says event director Evan Schiff, “we recognise that the need for information, expert …

Mining software solutions provider MICROMINE has launched a new pay-as-you-go subscription model for African clients to keep pace with industry need. The Australian-headquartered company, with a regional office based in Johannesburg, offers software solutions that span the mining lifecycle – from geological exploration and data management to resource estimation, 3D …

Tanzania’s GDP has increased significantly as a result of the prominent reforms passed by the government across the Mining, Land and Finance sectors. These reforms have had a significant positive impact on keeping inflation at bay and stabilising the exchange rate. The Tanzanian government has similarly been extremely effective at …

Even in these uncertain times, traditional diamond producers remain confident about future demand. Despite the current COVID-19 outbreak, on Friday (27th March), Anglo American announced that production will continue across several African diamond assets with considerably reduced employee numbers. Individual mines will continue operating with only 50% of workers remaining. …