4+ hour, 39+ min ago   (998+ words) Every electric vehicle, smartphone and laptop battery begins with one essential ingredient: lithium. The critical mineral sits at the centre of the global transition to cleaner energy. Lithium powers rechargeable batteries. Securing its supply is, therefore, an economic and geopolitical…...

2+ day, 12+ hour ago   (418+ words) For centuries, useful metals have been developed by starting with one core element and adding small amounts of other elements. Steel, for example, is composed primarily of iron; carbon is added in varied amounts to produce different grades of steel....

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (567+ words) · The proposed General Mining Laws Amendment Bill would change several laws and introduce a specific offence aimed at cracking down on illegal mining. · Lawyers for Human Rights welcomed tougher laws but warned that enforcement should also target those behind illegal…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (244+ words) [Daily Maverick] Illegal chrome mining and illicit chrome washing plants are rife in the region and hiding in plain sight, though the police have had some recent successes on this front. Last week the Hawks swooped on one operation and…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (458+ words) [Agenzia Fides] Harare -- The Zimbabwean government has decided to establish a task force to tackle illegal mining, which the authorities consider to be at the root of many of the problems affecting the country. Zimbabwe: Government Task Force to Tackle…...

6+ day, 15+ hour ago   (879+ words) An investigation by Lighthouse Reports, The Financial Times and Le Monde traces the possible export of uranium from the Democratic Republic of Congo back to a confidential International Atomic Energy Agency memo obtained in 2024. Chinese mining group CMOC, which owns…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (290+ words) Maputo — Operational disruptions, regulatory hurdles and destruction of five core production lines continue to hinder the operations of the Chinese-owned company Dingsheng Minerals, which mines heavy mineral sands, in Chibuto district, in the southern Mozambican province of Gaza. As a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (417+ words) Malawi's parliament has stepped up scrutiny of the Kangankunde Rare Earths Mine in Balaka, with the Speaker of the National Assembly directing the Parliamentary Committee on Natural Resources, Energy and Climate Change to conduct a fresh investigation into the project's…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (216+ words) CABINET has approved the establishment of a national Task Force to combat illegal mining as the government moves to address the damage caused by unregulated mining activities across the country. The decision was made during Tuesday's Cabinet meeting following a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (322+ words) Maputo — Over 1,200 Mozambicans have been identified to receive pensions based on contributions made while they were working in South Africa mining companies. According to Alice Brito, National Director for Migrant Labor - speaking to reporters on Monday, during an initiative involving…...