Africa

The Republic of Niger and Madaouela Mining Company SA have formally executed a Mining Convention for the Madaouela uranium project, establishing the legal, fiscal, regulatory and operational framework that will govern the project's future development. The agreement was signed...

Wabtec Corporation has secured a long-term services agreement valued at more than $700 million with La Compagnie du TransGuinéen (CTG) to support the fleet of new Evolution Series locomotives serving the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea. The Wabtec...

Oman and Botswana have formalized a new framework for cooperation in mineral exploration through a Memorandum of Agreement on Co-Development and Heads of Terms Cooperation on Mining Exploration. The agreement was signed during the state visit of His Majesty...

Allied Gold has completed and energized the power connection for its Kurmuk Mine in western Ethiopia, marking a key infrastructure milestone as Kurmuk Mine commissioning progresses toward operations. The company has also fed first ore through the processing facility’s...

Wabtec's Gen 3 Collision Avoidance System has entered Technology Readiness Testing on a fleet of six Liebherr T 264 haul trucks at the Gamsberg zinc mine in South Africa's Northern Cape province. The testing marks an important step in...

Construction of a major mineral processing plant in Pangani District, Tanga Region, has begun after Shenghe Resources moved forward with its heavy mineral sands investment in Tanzania. The facility, located at Tajiri, is designed to process minerals produced locally...

Solar Industries has made a firm intention offer to acquire South African chemicals and explosives company Omnia in an all-cash transaction valued at R21.8 billion, or about US$1.36 billion. The proposed Omnia acquisition would bring together two industrial groups...