EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – At the African Mining Indaba in Cape Town, South Africa’s minerals minister Gwede Mantashe clashed with DRC … More
Author: madaraka.online
Consultant: Land, Environment, and Natural Resources
South Africa: SA Untapped Mineral Potential Still ‘Significant’
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – At the South Africa Exploration Investment Forum alongside the Investing in Africa Mining Indaba, Deputy Minister Phumzile … More
Africa: $8.6trn Mineral Endowment Undeveloped in Africa – AFC
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A new report by the Africa Finance Corporation estimates that Africa holds about $29.5 trillion in mine-site … More
Diamond slump pushes Botswana to broaden mining base
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Amid one of the deepest downturns in years in the global diamond market, Botswana—the world’s top diamond … More
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Weighs Price of Security in Minerals Deal With U.S.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A new minerals-for-security agreement between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo has sparked a … More
Congo-Kinshasa: Eastern DR Congo Conflict – the Question Minerals Cannot Answer
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – The opinion article argues that the conflict in eastern DR Congo stems primarily from the presence of … More
Ghana and Botswana Point to a New Model for African Mining
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Ghana and Botswana are pioneering a new African mining model that shifts focus from raw extraction to … More
Ghana has taken a significant step towards retaining more value from its gold resources by commencing local gold refining for artisanal and small-scale mining.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – Ghana has begun refining gold locally from its artisanal and small-scale mining sector through a partnership between … More
Congo-Kinshasa: Deadly DRC Mine Disaster Highlights Human Cost of Coltan
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – A deadly landslide at a coltan mine in Rubaya, eastern DRC, has killed more than 200 people, … More
Liberia: How Much ‘Local Content’ Is Too Much When Legislators Are the Key Beneficiaries?
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – The article questions whether Liberia’s local content policy in the amended ArcelorMittal Liberia agreement has been distorted … More
