June 25, 2018 No resolution yet for Acacia Mining tax row with Tanzania’s Gov’t Barrick, which has been negotiating on Acacia’s behalf for over a year, had said it would deliver a deal for Acacia’s board to vote on by the end of June,…
June 24, 2018 Workers protest at Newmont Ghana’s operation The US-based miner, however, cannot directly negotiate wages and other benefits with its subcontractor’s employees.
June 22, 2018 South Africa mine lobby is said to plan free carry challenge The Minerals Council “will make a comprehensive submission” to the Department of Mineral Resources and participate fully in a summit planned for July.
June 22, 2018 Asanko, Gold Fields $185 million-venture in Ghana gets the green light Miners area are teaming up to develop one of Ghana’s newest gold mine, the Asanko Gold Mine (AGM), located in the Ashanti Region.
June 21, 2018 South Africa coal terminal boosts productivity with $98m upgrade South Africa's Richards Bay Coal Terminal has boosted productivity after a 1.34 billion rand ($98 million) machinery upgrade, the firm said on Thursday.
June 21, 2018 Zambia aiming for power prices that reflect costs by end 2018 The new measure will affect global mining firms including First Quantum Minerals, Glencore, Barrick Gold Corp and Vedanta Resources which currently pay a flat rate of 9.30 cents/kWh.
June 21, 2018 Cobalt explorers see Congo mine law offset by price, high grades Junior miners exploring for cobalt in the DRC reckon increased prices and the country’s high-grade deposits will offset the added costs of new legislation larger companies have opposed.
June 21, 2018 Global copper output up 7.1 pct in first three months of 2018 Miners around the globe produced 330,000 more tonnes of copper between January and March this year than in the same period of 2017, helped by higher production in world’s leader…
June 20, 2018 BPI launch marks a new era in battery driven mining technology in SA Battery Power Industries (BPI), an innovative battery driven mining vehicle solution provider has officially launched. BPI targets zero emission underground mining equipment with their advanced battery energy systems technology offering.
June 20, 2018 Battery startup gets funding to develop cobalt-free products Conamix’s technology is intended to reduce the cost of batteries used for electric vehicles and grid storage.
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