Ethiopia gold exports surge after crackdown on smuggling . Ethiopian gold exports surged after the central bank offered higher prices for the metal in a bid to curb smuggling and as part of wider efforts to spur investment in mining.

Ethiopia’s gold industry...

Centamin halts mining at Sukari high-grade area . Gold miner Centamin has deferred mining operations in the Sukari openpit Stage 4 west wall after detecting movement in the localised area of waste material.

Considered a preventive measure to safegua...

Ivanhoe’s Kamoa-Kakula project sets new underground development record . Underground development at TSX-listed Ivanhoe Mines’ Kamoa-Kakula copper project, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), totalled 2 069 m in September, setting a new monthly record for the project ...

Namibian Marine Phosphate launches job registration drive . While it awaits a court ruling to declare the validity of its mining licence for the Sandpiper marine phosphate project off the Namibian coast, Namibian Marine Phosphate (NMP) has decided to embark on ...

Amplats focused on going back to basics, stretching existing assets optimally . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Doing the ordinary tasks extraordinarily well is the current short-term tactic of platinum group metals (PGMs) mining company Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) under n...

Wesizwe delays Bakubung platinum mine commissioning to October 2021 . As a consequence of Covid-19 and its related impacts on the process plant construction schedule, JSE-listed Wesizwe Platinum’s Bakubung platinum mine development has been delayed, with the hot commissi...

Geopolitics, social responsibility rise in the risk ranks for mining globally . Mining executives across the world have ranked licence to operate, high-impact risks, and productivity and rising costs as the top three risks facing their business over the next year.

Multinational ...

Cabinless, emissionless vehicle foretelling underground’s autonomous future . JOHANNESBURG (miningweekly.com) – Mining Weekly on Wednesday watched a cabinless emission-free next-generation mining vehicle autonomously load, haul and dump in an underground mine, without a human in...

Orion Minerals raises exploration funds . PERTH (miningweekly.com) – Base metals developer Orion Minerals will raise A$350 000 through a share placement to a South African sophisticated and professional investor.

The ASX- and JSE-listed comp...

Sandvik digitises mechanical cutting equipment to improve safety . In addition to performance and extensive safety features, engineering company Sandvik says its mechanical cutting equipment also offers effective digital solutions to boost productivity, reduce operati...