The minerals powering the global industrial race are abundant across SADC, yet much of the region’s economic value still leaves with the ore. From copper and lithium to platinum, cobalt, chrome and manganese, a resource advantage that should be feeding factories, supply chains and high-value industries remains heavily concentrated at …

Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal, Vedanta Resources’ major shareholder has hired Chinese firm to build $498 million copper plant. The plant is set to become Africa’s largest copper-waste recovery plant and will recover 70,000 tonnes of copper annually from mining waste. Observers have hinted, the deal strengthens Indian and Chinese involvement …

Asset reliability and condition monitoring form a major part of WearCheck’s business. Through its Asset Reliability Care (ARC) division, WearCheck provides a broad range of specialist condition monitoring, diagnostic and asset reliability services across industries and throughout Africa. These capabilities include vibration analysis, thermography, online remote monitoring and diagnostics, alignment …

By Ma Junxin, Zhengzhou Zhongji Machinery For a small or medium hard-rock project, equipment selection often begins with a production target. A plant may be designed for 50 tonnes per hour, 100 tonnes per hour or 200 tonnes per hour. That figure is important but it does not by itself …

Mineral samples from Zambia and across the region could increasingly stay closer to the mines they come from, with Alfred H Knight (AHK) expanding its analytical footprint through a new geochemistry laboratory in Kitwe. The facility strengthens Zambia’s capacity to provide locally based mineral analysis for mining and exploration companies …

Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has announced the appointment of Chanda Kasanda-Magubbwi as the new company secretary of the board The appointment follows the retirement of Julia Chaila from the role effective 31st August 2026. New secretary, Magubbwi is a seasoned legal and governance professional with over 18 years of experience …

Australian Stock Exchange-listed uranium development company focused on advancing a portfolio of uranium assets in Africa, Atomic Eagle’s largest shareholder, Menel Energy and Resources has signed a binding commitment to exercise an aggregate of 35,149,113 options at an exercise price of $0.31 per option. Under the commitment, Menel has irrevocably …

By Trust Ndebele Control Systems Technology (CST), a global provider of high-accuracy belt weighing systems and bulk materials measurement solutions, has officially announced their strategic distributorship partnership at Electra Mining Africa of Northwold Investments as its accredited local partner and distributor for Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and …

Through SKF Remanufacturing’s expertise in clearance modification, a longstanding customer was able to salvage inventory that would otherwise have been rejected, consequently avoiding redundant procurement and scrap costs which translated to significant savings. This successful project not only delivered immediate value for the customer but also confirmed an additional capability …

Metso is introducing the Sampo™ Cell, a breakthrough innovation in coarse particle flotation that enhances recovery of coarse particles without compromising fine particle recovery, helping mining companies improve the efficiency, profitability, and sustainability of their operations. “Mining companies are under increasing pressure to process more complex ores, improve recovery and …