East African Mining News Unearthing Mining Opportunities in East Africa

Beijing’s latest multi-billion-dollar takeover in Africa is serving as a stark wake-up call for Western nations racing to secure the continent’s resource wealth. The proposed C$5.5 billion ($4.01 billion) acquisition of Canada’s Allied Gold Corp. by China’s Zijin Gold International Co. underscores how Chinese capital is rapidly expanding beyond traditional …

Blencowe Resources’ Ugandan graphite story keeps building momentum. The London-listed miner has reported further assay results from shallow drilling at its new Beehive deposit, reinforcing the continuity of mineralisation that could materially expand the scale of its flagship Orom-Cross graphite project. Beehive and the neighbouring Iyan deposit are both significant …

Mozambique and Tanzania have tightened their regulatory alliance over the hydrocarbon-rich Rovuma Basin, signing a key bilateral pact to harmonize oversight and audit capabilities across one of Southern Africa’s most critical frontier natural gas plays. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), signed in Maputo by Mozambique’s National Petroleum Institute (INP) and …