MONDAY JUNE 24 2019 By BITANGE NDEMO In Summary In 2013, a minerals explorer company called Cortec announced the discovery…
Tech firms to check suppliers after mining revelations in Tanzania
Apple says it is ‘deeply committed to responsible sourcing of materials Jonathan Watts @jonathanwatts Tue 18 Jun 2019 17.00 BST Electronics…
Zimbabwe: Mining Edges Towards Value Addition
By Africa Moyo 3rd June 2019 The mining industry has reaffirmed support for Government’s aspiration to value add and beneficiate…
Tanzania’s mineral sector reforms yield results
SATURDAY JUNE 1 2019 In Summary By the end of March, Tanzania had collected Tsh244.3 billion ($106 million) from the…
Tanzania: Mining Reforms Pay Off
By Lydia Shekighenda 31st May 2019 REFORMS that the government has undertaken in the mining sector have yielded positive results,…
Kenya: Kwale residents clash over mineral exploration
Governor says company must respect residents’ decision; nobody should be forced to give up their land By Chari Suche 25th…
Vatican: Pope calls for mining to ensure integral human development
Published by MAC on 2019-05-14 Source: Vatican News (2019-05-03) Four years ago, the Roman Catholic Pope issued a ground-breaking (rather, “earth…
Namibia: Local Ownership Better for Sustainability of Mining Industry – Alweendo
By Edgar Brandt 9th May 2019 Windhoek — Minister of Mines and Energy, Tom Alweendo, yesterday revealed that some foreign…
Zambia claimants inch closer to compensation by UK’s Vedanta
THURSDAY APRIL 18 2019 A mining site. The UK Supreme Court has allowed more than 2,000 claimants from Zambia to…
Congo-Kinshasa: The DRC and China’s Sicomines – Why Future Deals Should Be Different
3rd APRIL 2019 Photo: Ivan Alvarado/Reuters Media ExpressCopper cathodes at an open pit copper mine.ANALYSIS It was confidently billed at the…
