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Sierra Rutile and Ecobank Drive Africa’s First Pan-Continental Mining Relocation

At Mining Indaba 2026, Ecobank Sierra Leone and Sierra Rutile Limited (SRL) unveiled a $40 million financing deal to relocate the Kwale Mineral Sands Processing Plant from Kenya to Sierra Leone, marking a new era of intra-African industrial cooperation. The move, anchored in the Sembehun Project, extends Sierra Rutile’s mine …

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Africa Positioned as ‘Rule Maker’ in Global Resource Race

CAPE TOWN—Africa’s critical minerals are increasingly viewed as a strategic hedge against global geopolitical volatility. At the 2026 Investing in African Mining Indaba, industry leaders highlighted that the continent is uniquely positioned to benefit from a shift toward a new resource-driven world order. Despite rising nationalism and shifting trade barriers, …

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PGM Partnerships Key to Green Energy Transition

As the global race for energy transition materials intensifies, the historical bond between the automotive sector and platinum-group metal (PGM) miners is evolving from simple buyer-seller transactions into complex, strategic alliances. Delegates at the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 in Cape Town heard this week that these partnerships spanning …

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