Africa

An exploratory project, backed by the US, aims to tap rare earth elements from industrial mining waste in two huge sand-like dunes at a former chemical processing plant in South Africa. The Phalaborwa Rare Earths Project has US support by means...

Africa’s drive to shift from being a supplier of raw minerals to a center of value-added processing will ultimately rely not on the accessibility of resources, but rather on if the continent is capable of overcoming infrastructure issues. That was...

Artificial intelligence - AI is quickly changing the mining industry in Africa. Companies are making use of increasingly sophisticated data analytics, automation, and digital modeling tools in order to make mining safer, more productive, and more successful when it comes to finding new minerals. Mining...

SRK Consulting, a mining consulting firm, has gone ahead and opened an office in Kitwe, the heart of the Copperbelt, which is located in Southern Africa. The government has promised to support the mining industry in Zambia again, which is why this development...

Discover how advanced water recycling systems are revolutionizing mining sustainability, reducing costs, and meeting environmental regulations for a more resilient industrial future.

The American-Canadian billionaire and also a mining magnate, Robert Friedland, has gone on to initiate the first phase of a $2-billion platinum-group metals project in South Africa. The project is all set to impact local communities and would employ more than 2,000 individuals...

The biggest mining project in the world, a China-backed effort that could go ahead and deepen the control of Beijing over the mineral resources of Africa, has started its operations in Guinea on November 11, 2025. Notably, the $23 billion...