East African Mining News Unearthing Mining Opportunities in East Africa

Nearly 77,470 rural households in south Rwanda will be electrified thanks to loans and grants from the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. The funds will be used to help Rwanda achieve universal electrification by 2024 through a project called Transmission System Reinforcement and Last Mile Connectivity, according to the AfDB. …

Following the most recent drilling in the Lihranda corridor at Isulu, large-scale gold mining in Western Kenya could begin next year. Additional visible gold has been identified in seven unique intersections, according to Shanta Gold, the company doing the exploration. The gold explorer said the results were reached after a …

Years of innovation and experience in the underground space have now positioned BME – part of the JSE-listed Omnia Group – as an important player in mines where low-profile, bord-and-pillar mining methods are employed. As a blasting and explosives leader in the opencast mining sector for decades, BME has steadily …