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Some US companies still failing to meet conflict minerals rules, GAO says

Some US companies still failing to meet conflict minerals rules, GAO saysDavid Lewis

Energy transition driving unprecedented growth in critical minerals market - report

Energy transition driving unprecedented growth in critical minerals market - report

14 Jul 2023

China's Huayou commissions $300m Zimbabwe lithium plant

China's Huayou commissions $300m Zimbabwe lithium plant

By Nyasha Chingono 6 Jul 2023

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IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

3 Feb 2023

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Virusha Subban 2 Feb 2023

Zimbabwe miners say costs, power shortages dampen 2023 growth prospects

Zimbabwe miners say costs, power shortages dampen 2023 growth prospects

Nyasha Chingono 10 Nov 2022

Zimbabwe's new mineral royalty policy comes into force

Zimbabwe's new mineral royalty policy comes into force

Nyasha Chingono 9 Nov 2022

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Helen Reid 1 Nov 2022

Tharisa begins $391m Zimbabwe platinum mine build

Tharisa begins $391m Zimbabwe platinum mine build

Nelson Banya 24 Oct 2022

Zimbabwe demands some mining royalties in refined metal

Zimbabwe demands some mining royalties in refined metal

Promit Mukherjee 10 Oct 2022

Zimbabwe to double royalty rate on platinum group metals

Zimbabwe to double royalty rate on platinum group metals

Nelson Banya 29 Jul 2022

African mining sector set for strong growth in 2022

African mining sector set for strong growth in 2022

Mark Buncombe 26 May 2022

European, Asian coal users scramble for new sources ahead of EU Russia ban

European, Asian coal users scramble for new sources ahead of EU Russia ban

Nelson Banya and Sonali Paul 8 Apr 2022

Tharisa acquires Karo platinum project in Zimbabwe

Tharisa acquires Karo platinum project in Zimbabwe

Helen Reid 31 Mar 2022

New Rio Tinto chair to weigh CEO's future amid toxic culture crisis - sources

New Rio Tinto chair to weigh CEO's future amid toxic culture crisis - sources

Clara Denina and Helen Reid 14 Feb 2022

Why SEZs will play a major role in Africa's mining industry future

Why SEZs will play a major role in Africa's mining industry future

Thibault Serlet 31 Jan 2022

Source: ©Glencore Coal in wash plant

Cerrejón joint venture sale completed

12 Jan 2022

Image source: Mike from

China's Huayou buys lithium mine in Zimbabwe for $422m

MacDonald Dzirutwe and Tom Daly 23 Dec 2021

New report: WGC members contributed billions to local economies in 2020

New report: WGC members contributed billions to local economies in 2020

30 Nov 2021

IWiM releases inaugural report detailing achievements, societal impact

IWiM releases inaugural report detailing achievements, societal impact

22 Nov 2021

Source: © AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi Gold Mine

Obuasi underground ore mining resumes

30 Sep 2021

Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

Edward Thomas Jones, Danial Hemmings, Simon Middleburgh 27 Sep 2021

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

6 Sep 2021

Zimbabwe finance minister Mthuli Ncube arrives to present the 2020 National Budget at Parliament Building in Harare, Zimbabwe, 14 November, 2019. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo

Zimbabwe sells gold refinery stake for $49m

30 Jul 2021

A worker drives a vehicle at Zimplats' Ngwarati Mine in Mhondoro-Ngezi, file. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo

Implats Zimbabwe unit plans 185MW solar power plants

27 Jul 2021

A Zimbabwean miner works underground at Metallon Gold mine in Shamva, about 80 km north of the capital Harare, June 14, 2011. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Zimbabwe to allow miners to export portion of their gold

29 Jun 2021

Source: Getty/Gallo

How mining survived the pandemic

Yaa Agyare-Dwomoh 23 Jun 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

14 Dec 2020

Getting real about virtual events

Getting real about virtual events

Bizcommunity.com 9 Oct 2020

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

Bizcommunity.com 6 Apr 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

China's investment in Africa's mineral resources

20 Jan 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2019: Energy & Mining

17 Dec 2019

Smart mining is the key to competitiveness

Eric Croeser 9 Dec 2019

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Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Leveraging AfCFTA for a thriving African mining industry

Virusha Subban 2 Feb 2023

Zimbabwe miners say costs, power shortages dampen 2023 growth prospects

Zimbabwe miners say costs, power shortages dampen 2023 growth prospects

Nyasha Chingono 10 Nov 2022

Zimbabwe's new mineral royalty policy comes into force

Zimbabwe's new mineral royalty policy comes into force

Nyasha Chingono 9 Nov 2022

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Responsible Minerals Initiative cuts ITSCI from approved traceability list

Helen Reid 1 Nov 2022

Tharisa begins $391m Zimbabwe platinum mine build

Tharisa begins $391m Zimbabwe platinum mine build

Nelson Banya 24 Oct 2022

Zimbabwe demands some mining royalties in refined metal

Zimbabwe demands some mining royalties in refined metal

Promit Mukherjee 10 Oct 2022

Zimbabwe to double royalty rate on platinum group metals

Zimbabwe to double royalty rate on platinum group metals

Nelson Banya 29 Jul 2022

African mining sector set for strong growth in 2022

African mining sector set for strong growth in 2022

Mark Buncombe 26 May 2022

European, Asian coal users scramble for new sources ahead of EU Russia ban

European, Asian coal users scramble for new sources ahead of EU Russia ban

Nelson Banya and Sonali Paul 8 Apr 2022

Tharisa acquires Karo platinum project in Zimbabwe

Tharisa acquires Karo platinum project in Zimbabwe

Helen Reid 31 Mar 2022

New Rio Tinto chair to weigh CEO's future amid toxic culture crisis - sources

New Rio Tinto chair to weigh CEO's future amid toxic culture crisis - sources

Clara Denina and Helen Reid 14 Feb 2022

Why SEZs will play a major role in Africa's mining industry future

Why SEZs will play a major role in Africa's mining industry future

Thibault Serlet 31 Jan 2022

Source: ©Glencore Coal in wash plant

Cerrejón joint venture sale completed

12 Jan 2022

Image source: Mike from

China's Huayou buys lithium mine in Zimbabwe for $422m

MacDonald Dzirutwe and Tom Daly 23 Dec 2021

New report: WGC members contributed billions to local economies in 2020

New report: WGC members contributed billions to local economies in 2020

30 Nov 2021

IWiM releases inaugural report detailing achievements, societal impact

IWiM releases inaugural report detailing achievements, societal impact

22 Nov 2021

Source: © AngloGold Ashanti’s Obuasi Gold Mine

Obuasi underground ore mining resumes

30 Sep 2021

Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

Uranium: what the explosion in prices means for the nuclear industry

Edward Thomas Jones, Danial Hemmings, Simon Middleburgh 27 Sep 2021

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

NGOs seek to halt proposed mining activities in Zambia's Lower Zambezi National Park

6 Sep 2021

Zimbabwe finance minister Mthuli Ncube arrives to present the 2020 National Budget at Parliament Building in Harare, Zimbabwe, 14 November, 2019. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo

Zimbabwe sells gold refinery stake for $49m

30 Jul 2021

A worker drives a vehicle at Zimplats' Ngwarati Mine in Mhondoro-Ngezi, file. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo

Implats Zimbabwe unit plans 185MW solar power plants

27 Jul 2021

A Zimbabwean miner works underground at Metallon Gold mine in Shamva, about 80 km north of the capital Harare, June 14, 2011. Reuters/Philimon Bulawayo/File Photo

Zimbabwe to allow miners to export portion of their gold

29 Jun 2021

Source: Getty/Gallo

How mining survived the pandemic

Yaa Agyare-Dwomoh 23 Jun 2021

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2020: Energy & Mining

14 Dec 2020

Getting real about virtual events

Getting real about virtual events

Bizcommunity.com 9 Oct 2020

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

The Bizcommunity: Not taking lockdown lying down

Bizcommunity.com 6 Apr 2020

Image source: Getty/Gallo

China's investment in Africa's mineral resources

20 Jan 2020

#BestofBiz 2019: Energy & Mining

#BestofBiz 2019: Energy & Mining

17 Dec 2019

Smart mining is the key to competitiveness

Eric Croeser 9 Dec 2019

Sherif Andrawes, BDO’s global head of natural resources

What's going to shake up the mining industry by 2030?

23 Oct 2019

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Know your business inside out with a Biz Office

Bizcommunity.com 2 Oct 2019

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Fossil fuel extraction could be contributing to climate change by heating Earth from within

Rizwan Nawaz & Adel Sharif 23 Aug 2019

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

3 steps towards 'glass boxing' your company with a Biz Press Office

Bizcommunity.com 23 Jul 2019

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Zambian President Edgar Lungu meet on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg in 2018. EPA-EFE/Alexei NikolskySputnik/Kremlin Pool

Russia in Africa: can it offer an alternative to the US and China?

János Besenyo 3 Jun 2019

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Regulatory change and safeguarding against corruption in the Australian mining industry

Scott Harris 30 May 2019

Debmarine's last new build diamond recovery vessel, SS Nujoma

New diamond recovery vessel on the cards for Debmarine Namibia

16 May 2019

Image source: Getty/Gallo

Gold mining reduces infant mortality rate

3 May 2019

Botswana's largest diamond find

Botswana's largest diamond find

26 Apr 2019

20-carat Okavango Blue diamond unveiled

20-carat Okavango Blue diamond unveiled

18 Apr 2019

Copper was part of the deal between the DRC and the Chinese company Sicomines. Shutterstock

The DRC and China's Sicomines: why future deals should be different

Andoni Maiza Larrarte & Gloria Claudio-Quiroga 3 Apr 2019