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Tanzania's Zanzibar steps up mineral exploration after promising preliminary studies | News. az
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (221+ words) Feels like: 25. 1 C25. 1 F | Patchy light rain with thunder Tanzania's Zanzibar is stepping up efforts to explore and develop its mineral resources following encouraging preliminary studies that indicate the presence of strategic mineral deposits, a senior official said on Saturday. Ali…...
Finland to build Europe's first M270 service center
23+ hour, 7+ min ago (277+ words) Feels like: 25. 1 C25. 1 F | Partly Cloudy A maintenance and support center for the M270 artillery system will be set up in Tampere at Insta's facilities under an agreement signed by the Finnish Defence Forces, Insta, and Lockheed Martin. The agreement was made…...
Indonesia opens critical minerals and rare earth sector to Germany
1+ week, 5+ day ago (128+ words) Feels like: 24. 6 C24. 6 F | Sunny Indonesia has invited Germany to participate in its critical minerals supply chain, including rare earth elements, as both countries aim to strengthen economic cooperation, News. Az reports, citing Xinhua. Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto made the invitation…...
Sudan introduces measures to regulate traditional mining, curb smuggling
2+ week, 5+ day ago (531+ words) Feels like: 26. 2 C26. 2 F | Sunny Sudanese authorities on Saturday unveiled a package of measures to regulate the traditional mining sector, combat gold and drug smuggling, and address the negative impacts of unregulated mining. Several Sudanese states are experiencing an increase in…...
Georgia seizes 148 crypto mining devices in first crackdown in Mestia - VIDEO
3+ week, 2+ day ago (309+ words) Feels like: 26. 1 C26. 1 F | Sunny Georgian police have seized 148 cryptocurrency mining devices in the municipality of Mestia in what authorities described as the first law enforcement operation targeting illegal crypto mining in the mountainous region. "The investigation established that local residents…...
China-backed Wesizwe's South African platinum project to cut 70% of workforce
3+ week, 2+ day ago (285+ words) Feels like: 25 C25 F | Sunny Wesizwe Platinum (WEZJ. J), opens new tab will lay off nearly 500 workers, or around 70% of the workforce, at its Bakubung mine in "South Africa, it said on Thursday, as it shifts from "phased development of the delayed…...
Eight miners killed in separatist attack in eastern Indonesia | News. az
1+ mon, 6+ day ago (214+ words) Feels like: 21. 6 C21. 6 F | Sunny Eight gold miners were killed in an attack carried out by armed separatist fighters in Yahukimo Regency, located in Indonesia's Highland Papua Province, on Wednesday, according to a statement released by the Indonesian military on Thursday,…...
Gold mine landslide kills at least 9 in Indonesia
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (102+ words) Feels like: 25. 2 C25. 2 F | Sunny At least 9 people were killed in a landslide near an illegal gold mining site in West Sumatra province in Indonesia, police said on Friday, News. Az reports, citing Xinhua. The landslide occurred late Thursday in Sijunjung…...
T'rkiye and France explore critical minerals cooperation
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (258+ words) Feels like: 21. 1 C21. 1 F | Sunny T'rkiye and France are exploring closer cooperation in critical minerals as both countries look to strengthen supply chain security and expand collaboration in sectors linked to clean energy and advanced technologies. France's interministerial delegate for strategic…...
Huge 11, 000-carat ruby discovered in Myanmar
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (342+ words) Feels like: 13. 1 C13. 1 F | Clear Miners in Myanmar have discovered a massive ruby, now ranked as the second-largest by weight ever found in the conflict-affected Southeast Asian country. The state media reported the find on Friday, highlighting its immense size and…...