Mining
Mozambique tightens grip on mining with 15% state stake rule, local processing
Mozambique's President Daniel Chapo has signed a new law requiring 15% state ownership in all mining ventures and local processing...
Read moreDetailsCameroon uncovers more than 200 illegal gold mines, mostly foreign-owned
An investigation into Cameroon’s gold sector has uncovered more than 200 illegal artisanal mining companies, most of them foreign-owned, the...
Read moreDetailsMining halted at Baowu-led Simandou site over pay dispute, sources say
Workers striking over a pay dispute have halted mining since last week on the two blocks of Guinea's giant Simandou...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo president orders probe into copper and cobalt export revenues, document shows
Democratic Republic of Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi has ordered a comprehensive audit of mining export revenues and state assets, warning...
Read moreDetailsDR Congo launches $100 million US-backed mining guard to secure sites
Democratic Republic of Congo’s mines inspectorate said on Monday it had created a paramilitary mining guard to secure mining sites...
Read moreDetailsZimbabwe to introduce lithium export quotas, sets conditions for resumption of shipments
Zimbabwe will introduce lithium concentrate export quotas and require commitments for more local processing as part of conditions to allow...
Read moreDetailsGhana weighs local bids for $1 billion revival of Gold Fields’ Damang mine
Ghana is assessing three bids from local investors to take over Gold Fields’ Damang gold mine, which requires up to...
Read moreDetailsChina, US pressure Ghana to halt gold royalty hike, document, sources say
China, the U.S. and other Western governments have mounted an unusually coordinated push to get Ghana to halt a gold...
Read moreDetailsBelgian museum, US mining company at odds over colonial-era Congo archive
A U.S. mining company backed by billionaires Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates is in a tangle with Belgium's AfricaMuseum over...
Read moreDetailsUS imposes sanctions on Rwanda military over east Congo fighting
The U.S. on Monday imposed sanctions on the Rwanda Defence Force and top military officials over their role in ongoing fighting in...
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