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The COVID-19 outbreak presents significant challenges and is likely to have a materially negative impact on the global economy, in our view. We believe commodity prices could fall closer to trough levels in the near term and make significant cuts to mining companies’ earnings forecasts. We believe negative earnings momentum …

Mining software solutions provider MICROMINE has launched a new pay-as-you-go subscription model for African clients to keep pace with industry need. The Australian-headquartered company, with a regional office based in Johannesburg, offers software solutions that span the mining lifecycle – from geological exploration and data management to resource estimation, 3D …

Zambia’s power utility company – ZESCO Limited has warned its stakeholders that there will be increased load shedding for ten (10) days starting 8th April 2020. The company said this is due to loss of supply of 132MW from its Independent Power Producer – IPP Maamba Collieries resulting from a …

The mining firm has long made healthcare a priority in all the communities where it operates First Quantum Minerals has put in place contingency plans to deal with the global COVID-19 pandemic by further strengthening clinical healthcare facilities and stepping up prevention awareness for employees and communities surrounding its mining …

The Association of mine suppliers and contractors have called on the government to come up with a rescue plan for the Mopani Copper Mine (MCM) instead of letting the management place the copper mine on care and maintenance. The association accused Mopani Mine of trying to use the current COVID …