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South Africa’s mineral resources minister Gwede Mantashe is billed to open the 25th  Annual Investing in African Mining Indaba. The event is the world’s largest gathering of mining’s most influential stakeholders and decision-makers vested in African mining. According to the organisers government will engage delegates on South Africa as a …

Despite concerns that intermittent renewables such as solar and wind could affect the reliability of power supply, mining companies are adopting wind and solar to reduce their energy costs at remote off-grid mines. In various microgrid applications, renewables combined with diesel, HFO, or gas are proving their worth in isolated …

The Masama Coal Mine which is Botswana’s first privately owned coal mine is scheduled to produce its first profitable coal in March. According to reports in the media, the Minergy Chief Executive of the company overseeing the project, Andre Boje alleged that the mine aims to produce 1.2 million tonnes …

Vendata’s Zambian unit is among the list of mining companies to have negated plans of laying off workers due to the recently introduced tax regime by the Zambian government. According to reports in the media, Vendata will proceed with the intended expansion procedures despite increased mining royalties presented by Africa’s …

Luanshya Copper Mines (LCM) is yet another mining firm that has agreed to not laying off any employees due to the new tax regime. According to Zambia Reports, First Quantum Minerals has also announced that it will not be laying off workers in response to the new tax system. Mineworkers …