On several tragic occasions, children have also drowned in the abandoned pits filled with rainwater. African Arguments visited ten mine sites around Ermelo listed as operating by the DMRE.

Africa’s copper industry is witnessing a surge in exploration and development activities, expected to see global production ...

Through its “debt trap diplomacy,” China became the major shareholder controlling most of African natural resources, ...

African countries must avoid the mistakes of the fossil-fuel industrial revolution; the mining of cobalt, lithium, manganese, ...

Zambia’s biggest mines are turning to a surprising power source as the copper-producing nation battles an unprecedented ...

is implementing advanced technologies to enhance exploration and production at its KTO Copper and Cobalt Mine near Kolwezi, with a target of increasing production to 300,000 tons per annum. Zambia ...

China has vowed to beef up its vast Belt and Road global infrastructure initiative, promising "high-quality cooperation" ahead of a summit with African ... world's largest copper mines.

Australian miners South32, Orion Minerals, Perenti and DRA Global are among the winners of the 2024 Africa Awards, presented ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Mining bosses have warned against plunging into the mergers and acquisitions market and repeating mistakes ...

llegal miners (Zama Zamas) are raided on September 30, 2021 in Randfontein, South Africa. Operation O Kae Molao ... services made 247 arrests related to illegal mining and other criminal activities ...

This session will gather mining operators, project developers and investors to discuss the latest trends, challenges and opportunities shaping Africa’s copper sector, lending insight into how ...