South Africa: Loaded for Bear – Ramaphosa and Mantashe Are Smoking the Pipe Dream of Minerals ‘Beneficiation’

30 July 2025 Daily Maverick (Johannesburg) Against the backdrop of South Africa’s wilting economy and ANC-inspired state failure, minerals beneficiation…

Africa: Mining On the Rise As Clean Energy Demands Shifts Global Commodity Exports

28 July 2025 Inter Press Service By Maximilian Malawista New York — Two-thirds of the developing world, or ninety-five out…

Lesotho: Hundreds of Lesotho Diamond Mining Jobs to Be Axed Following U.S. Tariff Threats

Between 250 and 300 permanent and contracted workers at Letšeng Diamonds are expected to lose their jobs 28 July 2025 | By Sechaba…

Zimbabwe: Status of Artisanal Miners Takes Centre Stage As Parliament Unpacks Mines Bill – MPs Flag Crucial Omissions

28 July 2025 New Zimbabwe (London) By Anna Chibamu EXPERTS last week unpacked the Mines and Minerals Amendment Bill to…

Zimbabwe: Mineral Wealth Must Benefit All Zimbabweans, Not Just a Few – Mnangagwa

25 July 2025 New Zimbabwe (London) By Anna Chibamu Deputy Finance Minister David Mnangagwa has said the Mines and Minerals…

Nigeria’s Mineral Sentinel – Audi’s stance between order, lawlessness in mineral frontier

Solid minerals may not glitter like oil, but in Nigeria’s bid to diversify its revenue streams, they are rapidly becoming…

We don’t need deep-sea mining, or its environmental harms. Here’s why

Published: July 6, 2025 9.49pm SAST Justin Alger, The University of Melbourne, D.G. Webster, Dartmouth College, Jessica Green, Kate J Neville, University of Toronto, Stacy D VanDeveer, UMass…