Tag: mining
Canadian mining firm Iamgold convoy attacked in Burkina Faso
A convoy transporting staff and contractors for Iamgold's Essakane gold mine in northern Burkina Faso was attacked on Friday, and two people were still...
ISS: Going for gold in western Mali threatens human security
Uncontrolled artisanal gold mining in Kayes is damaging the environment and fuelling trafficking and local conflicts.
Mali’s artisanal gold mining sector regularly uses chemicals and...
Congolese security forces thwart rebel attempt to seize mining hub
Pro-independence rebels tried to seize strategic buildings in the Congolese mining hub of Lubumbashi overnight, beheading two policemen and killing a soldier before security...
ISS: How illegal mining is driving local conflicts in Nigeria
Africa’s artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector has development potential. At their peak in 2017 these mines in Niger employed as many as 600...
DR Congo raises the stakes on illegal mining
A Congolese army officer arrived in Kafwaya village in June and warned residents not to trespass on a major Chinese copper and cobalt mine...
Mining suspended in Nigeria’s Zamfara state
Nigeria suspended mining in the restive north-western state Zamfara, a presidential aide and the police chief said, amid concerns illegal miners are connected to...
Danakali, other miners, welcome Eritrean sanctions lifting
Danakali and other miners said a UN decision to lift sanctions on Eritrea should enhance international trade opportunities and give an economic...
Teargas used to disperse Tunisian protest
Tunisian police fired tear gas to disperse angry protesters who burned a police station in a mining town to demand jobs and...
Russia seeks Zimbabwe co-operation on mining projects
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said his country was pursuing military cooperation with Zimbabwe and looking at opportunities in the diamond sector...
Job protests threaten Tunisia phosphate exports
Young men block the entrance of a Tunisian phosphate mine, halting exports as they demand jobs in a conflict exacerbating an economic...
Union leader shot dead near South African Lonmin mine, second death...
South Africa's Association of Mineworkers and Construction Union (AMCU) said on Saturday another member of its leadership had been shot dead, execution-style,...
One dead as riots in Guinea mining hub enter fourth day
One person was killed and several others injured as riots by disgruntled residents of Guinea's main bauxite mining hub extended into a...
Reutech Mining expands into Commonwealth of Independent States
Reutech Mining has recently expanded into the region known as the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS).
This region includes countries such as...
UN draft resolution would hit Eritrea mining
Mining companies would be banned from investing in Eritrea's potentially booming minerals sector under a draft UN resolution that Security Council members...
African mining investment prospects improving
Africa's mining sector has taken off in the past few years, with companies that may once have thought the continent too risky...
Zimbabwe empowerment law on mining “flexible” – minister
Zimbabwe's empowerment law, which requires foreign miners to transfer 51% equity stakes in local entities to black investors is "flexible" and does...
South Africa mining nationalisation debate hurts investment – government adviser
South Africa's debate on the question of nationalising mines is discouraging investment, but the policy will be clear by mid-2012, an adviser...
US-led sanctions won’t derail economy: Eritrea
Eritrea's ruling party will press ahead with its economic development plans despite UN sanctions and what it sees as anti-Eritrean hostility manufactured...
Poor Eritreans increasingly joining gold rush
More than a dozen foreign mining firms are now working in Eritrea, but poor villagers in the Red Sea state's remote lowlands...
